SMEX • 11 Apr 2023

Job Opening: Junior Designer

We are looking for a Junior Designer to join our team on a full-time basis. Candidates will be responsible for…

SMEX • 05 Apr 2023

Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon: Authorities must respect freedoms of the press and legal profession and fundamentally amend defamation laws

Beirut on April 4, 2023 The Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon condemned in a statement issued today…

Safaa Ayyad • 05 Apr 2023

Lebanon: Summoning Journalists in Beirut and Silencing Voices in Mount Lebanon

Lebanon’s Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat retracted the case against Jean Kassir, the co-founder and managing editor of the news website…

Safaa Ayyad • 28 Mar 2023

Iraq: New Draft Law Threatens Freedoms and Violates Constitution

The new Iraqi draft law on freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful demonstration is under scrutiny for possible violations of…

Nour Naim • 23 Mar 2023

A General Introduction to AI’s Uses

Perhaps our first impulse when we hear “artificial intelligence” (AI) is to imagine an army of robots preparing to invade…

Najla Ben Salah • 21 Mar 2023

Martial Courts on Facebook Against Critics of the Tunisian President

After Tunisian journalists gathered to protest government restrictions on freedom of expression, loyalists to the Tunisian President Kais Saied launched…

SMEX • 20 Mar 2023

Open letter to the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission: Drop the draft regulation of digital content and protect freedom of expression online

March 16, 2023 To the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (CMC) Baghdad, Iraq   Subject: Regarding the Draft Regulation…