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SMEX • 17 Jan 2025

Iraq : Balgh platform marks two years as a tool of repression

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Iraqi authorities’ continued use of the Balgh platform to monitor online…

  • Ballegh Platform
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Internet
Youssef Al Amin • 26 Jun 2024

How is South Lebanon coping with limited internet and communications amid Israeli bombing?

After over seven months of Israeli bombardment in South Lebanon, Caretaker Minister of Communications Johnny Corm finally mandated cellular companies…

  • Gaza
  • Internet
  • Lebanon
Ismail al-Aghbary • 21 Dec 2022

Yemen: World Cup for those who can afford it

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ahmad Nasher, a 27-year-old Yemeni, worked tirelessly to re-route and receive signals of unencrypted…

  • Digital Rights
  • Internet
  • Internet