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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…
Ethical AI Advocacy for Civil Society in MENA [Bread&Net 2022]
The session “Ethical AI Advocacy for Civil Society in MENA” was held as part of Bread&Net 2022 in Beirut between…
Ruling against Sadek Sets Dangerous Precedent for Freedom of Opinion in Lebanon
Beirut, July 14, 2023—The “Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition” in Lebanon strongly condemns judicial decisions aimed at suppressing freedom…