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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…
Referring Telecom Data to Security Agencies Breaches the Lebanese Law
On October 4, Lebanese Annahar Daily reported that the latest Lebanese Prime Minister formed a ministerial committee to “look into…
Invitation to a Press Conference: Freedom of expression and the media, and obstructing justice in the crime of the Beirut port explosion
Invitation to a Press Conference When: Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 11 AM Venue: Antwork-Spears, Beirut Freedom of expression…
The Digital Safety Helpdesk at SMEX
In April 2020, SMEX launched the Digital Safety Helpdesk to support internet users, activists, journalists, bloggers, and human rights organizations…