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Heightened Digital Oppression in Egypt
This past October, Egyptian activists used social media to call for protests in parallel with the 27th UN Climate Change…
Qatar, a swampy ground to be a journalist, even during the World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup brought Qatar journalists from all over the world, despite limitations to press freedom, such as…
Qatar’s Tech Opulence during the World Cup Placed Digital Rights at Risk
Football fans in the Arab region experienced the FIFA World Cup on home soil for the first time in the…
Knock Knock, It’s AUTHMSG
Our team has been receiving a significant number of SMS messages from a source identified as “AUTHMSG.” This sender name…
Tunisia: Presidential State of Emergency to Suppress Speech on Social Media
On Wednesday, January 10, attorney Assia Haj Salem joined a large group of attorneys, politicians, and activists who gathered in…
Beyond Jordan’s TikTok Ban
TikTok is still banned in Jordan, a month after the government blocked the platform to limit the spread of live…
Update to Press Release on Saudi Government Infiltration of Wikipedia, Sentencing Independent Administrators to Prison
(January 18, 2023 – Washington, DC and Beirut): On January 5, 2023, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and…