smexadmin • 23 Aug 2018

A Snapshot of Digital Rights Coverage in the MENA Region

Introduction One day in early 2015, Habib Battah, an investigative journalist who operates the website Beirut Report, noticed new construction…

smexadmin • 23 Jul 2018

Do New Sudanese Laws Regulate Digital Space or Limit Freedom of Expression?

Feature image via  Bora S. Kamel, Flickr, July 8, 2012: Censorship has gone beyond print publications to electronic publications. The…

smexadmin • 25 May 2018

ZooPark: New Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in the MENA

A targeted, albeit relatively unsophisticated, cyberespionage campaign with servers based in Iran has targeted the Android mobile devices of users…

smexadmin • 25 May 2018

A Weeklong Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in the Arab World

Feature image via Pixel. This week, authorities arrested journalists, bloggers, and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Early…

smexadmin • 11 May 2018

Help SMEX Monitor Internet Shutdowns in MENA During National Exams

In the final days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the world gasped in disbelief as the administration of President Hosni…

smexadmin • 25 Apr 2018

Careem Reports that the Data of 14.5 Million Users Has Been Compromised

On Monday, Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company operating in the MENA region, Turkey, and Pakistan, announced that it learned “online…

smexadmin • 12 Apr 2018

Turkey Responsible for More than Half of Twitter’s Content Removal Requests and Other Trends from the MENA Region

Feature image: A map displaying requests for content removal in the second half of 2017. On April 6, Twitter launched…