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Duraz Internet Shutdown has cost residents more than 100,000 Bahraini Dinars (about 265,000 USD)
Feature image via Google Maps: Location of the village of Duraz in the North of Bahrain. This article was posted…
Civil Society Statement: Voluntary Agreements between Israel and Social Media Companies Threaten Free Expression
Feature image via https://www.facebook.com/FaceBCensorsPalestine : a Facebook Page that protests the Israel-Facebook agreement. SIGN THE STATEMENT In early September, the…
A Crowdmapping Initiative to Medically-Check the Homeless
Feature image via Wikimedia Commons. The increasing number of homeless people in Beirut streets can be attributed to…
#HACKINGEXTREMISM: How Did Community Groups Counter Violent Extremism?
Feature image via Smex: Maya and Nancy Yamout, “Rescue Me” organization. The advancement of the internet and…
Preparing New Voices to Shape Internet Governance in the Middle East
Feature image via Smex.org: Participants, partners and organizers of the 2016 Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance…
The New Tasharuk Is Live!
With many tools emerging everyday, resource-strapped organizations and activists are finding it challenging to make use of them all, in…
SMEX Investigates: Who’s Watching Us?
Feature image via Pixabay.com Who’s watching us? In providing evidence-based answers to this question, SMEX is pleased…