Radio in Sudan: (Not) a substitute for the internet
After 85 years of continuous broadcasting, BBC Arabic radio in Sudan finally went off the air on January …
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Qatar’s dirty plays call for more accountability on mass surveillance
At the close of last year, people from around the world traveled to Qatar to enjoy a soccer …
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Iraq’s Controversial “Ballegh” Platform for “Combating Indecent Content”
When Umm Fahd danced in the stadium while watching the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in the Al-Basra governorate in …
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“Resist with Us” Campaign in Egypt: Protection against rumors or online speech control?
In August 2020, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi appealed to the Egyptian youth in a statement: “Egypt’s youth! …
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Deleting Digital Archives: New Tactic to Restrain Journalists
“A media institution I used to work with deleted my archive from its website because they didn’t want …
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Renting “Bolt” Accounts in Lebanon Endangers Passengers and Drivers
“I’ve been ordering taxi rides through the Bolt app for three years. Everything was fine until I noticed …
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Who Inspects the Central Inspection Platforms in Lebanon?
When the Lebanese Central Inspection launched the IMPACT platform, it resolved one issue but gave rise to another. …
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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 …
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, …
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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 …
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