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Human Rights Day: SMEX reflects on a year of advocacy for digital rights
Over the past year, digital rights have faced increasing pressure. As governments and corporations deploy and develop new technologies at…
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
Policy Paper: Reforming Governance in Lebanon’s Mobile Telecom Sector
Decades of political interference, mismanagement, and corruption have rendered Lebanon’s telecom sector dysfunctional. These systemic failures left users with weak…
AI Investments in the Gulf: Opportunities and Surveillance Risks
Methodology All findings and analyses were developed through the review of publicly available information, including online articles, research papers, investment…
Research Report: Confronting Structural Silencing: Challenges and Resistance Among Digital Feminist Activists in Lebanon
We’re sharing a new, in-depth study conducted by SMEX exploring the evolving landscape of feminist digital activism in Lebanon—specifically the…
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…
From Sharing to Silence: Assessing Social Media Suppression of SRHR Content in WANA
This research was conducted as part of the Masarouna project, a five-year program that mobilizes young people in the Middle…