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Ogero Enacts Increases in Fixed Internet Subscription Rates in Lebanon: Exploring Sustainable Solutions
Before the Lebanese government endorsed Ogero’s seven-fold price hikes, journalist Ali Noureddine found himself at the mercy of his local…
UAE: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the start of…
More Control: Iraq’s Alarming Cybercrime Law
Days after the Jordanian parliament approved a cybercrime law with disastrous implications for free speech, Iraq put forth its own…
How will Tunisia include its growing poor in an increasingly digital society?
This article was first published by Advox on July 19, 2023. It is republished here as part of a republishing…
Health Technology and Women’s Right to Health Care
This article was first published by Masaar on July 25, 2023. Introduction Without any exception, women suffer from discrimination and…
Jordan: Draft Cybercrime Law Heralds Alarming Oppression of Freedoms
SMEX, along with the Jordan Open Source Association (JOSA), Access Now, and 19 other organizations, call on the Jordanian government…
Jordan’s new proposed cybercrimes law will strongly undermine digital rights
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are seriously concerned about Jordan’s draft cybercrimes law currently being debated in the Jordanian…