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Hacklab 1: How the Internet Works
In April 2017, SMEX launched a program to empower youth with the knowledge and tools needed to safely navigate the…
Applications Open for “Abtal el-fada’ el-raqmi”
Applications for the program are closed. SMEX is launching a new program to empower youth with the knowledge and tools…
Limiting Palestinian Free Speech Online is no Solution to Cybercrime
Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations have called for a freeze on the recently publicized cybercrime law that was…
Regional Beirut Workshop Agrees to Cooperate on Right to Information
A regional workshop on the right to information held in Beirut from 8-9 June 2017, bringing together participants from Algeria,…
Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression
Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure their right…
A Breakdown of the Proposed OGERO Internet Speeds and Prices
After OGERO conducted tests in various areas of Beirut over three days and increased the internet speed of its…
Wikimedia’s Katherine Maher on Freeirng Knowledge in the MENA
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Monday, April 24, 2017 — Committed to nurturing open knowledge in Lebanon, Social Media Exchange (SMEX) invited Katherine…