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smexadmin • 22 Jan 2018

Shawarma, Baklava, and Digital Rights Law: Reflections from a Community Workshop on Digital Rights Legal Data at the 2017 Internet Governance Forum

Feature image via SMEX,Geneva, December 19, 2017: SMEX Executive Co-Director Jessica Dheere welcomes participants to our interactive workshop on data,…

2017 Internet Governance Forum
Arab Region
Citizens' Digital Rights

smexadmin • 20 Dec 2017

Misguiding Multistakeholderism: A Non-Governmental Perspective on the Arab IGF

This article was written by SMEX’s Jessica Dheere and Asser Khattab and published in the Global Information Society Watch 2017…

Arab Internet Governance Forum
Arab Region
IGF

smexadmin • 13 Apr 2016

Media Freedom Mechanism in the Arab Region Requires Consultation and Independence

The undersigned Arab group members of IFEX have studied the document issued by the consultative meeting held…

Arab Region
IFEX
Independence

smexadmin • 25 Dec 2015

The unwritten laws of the Arab Internet

Feature image: Panel of workshop “Freedom of Expression on the Internet in the Arab Region and Their Impact on Human…

Arab Region
Censorship
Digital Freedom