SMEX • 01 Sep 2021

Freedom of Expression in Lebanon: Future threats and opportunities. [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

In this #BreadandNet 2020 session, Aya Majzoub from Human Rights Watch and Ayman Mhanna from Samir Kassir Foundation, moderated by…

SMEX • 31 Aug 2021

Open Internet for All [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

In this session ISOC aims to explore and discuss potential partnership opportunities with the community as part of their continuous…

SMEX • 30 Aug 2021

Enforced disappearances and accompanying impunity continue to prevail in the region

Today, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we the 33 undersigned local, regional,…

Omar Daouk • 27 Aug 2021

Authorities Silence Critics of Lebanon’s Economic Collapse

Amid an increasingly failing economy, worsening political uncertainty, and indefinite lockdowns, people took to social media to express their dismay…

SMEX • 27 Aug 2021

Designing Leafcutter [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

In October 2019 activists and journalists in Lebanon were facing threats, account suspensions, devices being hacked and censorship. That’s why…

SMEX • 26 Aug 2021

From a Notification to a Movement: Exploring a MENA Activism Toolbox [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

The session demystifies online transformation leadership in the civil society by introducing online tools and modules that can be used…

Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 24 Aug 2021

Jordan: Another Excuse for Controlling the Internet

It is estimated that more than 9.4 million people use the Internet in Jordan, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission…