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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Popular App “Snaptube” Caught Leaking Data and Installing Malware
With the help of smartphone softwares, users can obtain videos and audio files from numerous websites, including Facebook, Instagram, and…
Bahrain Loses State Immunity in Dissidents’ Spyware Lawsuit
In an unprecedented victory for activists in Bahrain, the High Court in London ruled that the Bahraini government cannot claim…