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Mauritania: New law on protection of national symbols threatens free speech
We, the undersigned Mauritanian, regional and international civil society organisations, express our deep concern about Mauritanian parliament’s adoption of a…
Bread&Net 2021: Towards a growing regional digital rights community
Bread&Net returned for the fourth time last week, from 23 to 26 November, welcoming around 1000 participants from 74 countries…
Internet Access in Sudan is of Unprecedented Importance
Internet services have been partially restored in Sudan after a 20-day shutdown following the coup led by the Military Council…
Libya’s New Cybercrime Law: Legislating Repression
On October 26, 2021, the Libyan House of Representatives passed the “Cybercrime Law,” one day after approving the “E-Transactions Law.”…
Lebanese Internet Governance Forum 2021: Digital Transformation for Resilience
To all stakeholders from the Government, Business Sector, Civil Society, Technical Community, Academia, International and Regional Organizations, decision makers and…
The National Poverty Targeting Program Risks Lebanese Citizens’ Data
As our mission is to protect Lebanese citizens’ right to digital privacy, we ran a technical security and privacy analysis…
The Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon and the Coalition for an Independent Lebanese Judiciary Stress the Importance of an Independent Judiciary and its Role in Ensuring Accountability and Call Upon Media Outlets to Support the Path towards Justice
The Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon and the Coalition for an Independent Lebanese Judiciary, with the participation…