Ciwan Teter • 26 Mar 2025

Civil Society’s Data in North and East Syria is Not Secure 

As cyber threats escalate globally, Syrian civil society organizations (CSOs) face increasing risks due to financial constraints, technical challenges, and…

SMEX • 21 Mar 2025

Internet and Telecom Disruptions Continue in Syria

Most civil society organizations in Syria are yet to implement robust cybersecurity plans, including basic security measures, risking data integrity…

Zeinab Ismail • 11 Mar 2025

Why Did Lebanon’s Telecom Ministry Block Mobile Operators’ E-Wallets?

Since 2019, Lebanon’s Central Bank (Banque du Liban) has granted licenses to 19 financial companies to launch e-wallets. However, contrary…

SMEX • 11 Mar 2025

Syria: Authorities Threaten Social Media Users and Confiscate Starlink Devices

Since the fall of the regime in Syria last December, the new government has issued statements about mechanisms to “develop”…

Ciwan Teter • 05 Mar 2025

Syria’s Telecom Sector: Between Neglect and Reconstruction

Residents in Syria are still awaiting the transitional government to take tangible steps towards remedying and reconstructing a devastated telecommunications…

SMEX • 05 Mar 2025

Policy Brief: The Human Rights Risks of Big Tech’s Cloud Expansion in the Gulf

This policy brief is based on the 2024 research report “Mapping Tech Companies’ Cloud Expansion in the Gulf and its…

Zeinab Ismail • 26 Feb 2025

Google’s DNS Ban in Iraq Restricts Internet Freedom 

This article was prepared in collaboration with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM). The Iraqi government, through the Telecommunications…