SMEX • 03 Jun 2020

The Case of the Blocked Blogger: How the MoT continues to violate free expression in Lebanon

The blog-publishing service Blogger (*.blogspot.com) is blocked in Lebanon on the 3G networks of both mobile operators, Alfa and Touch….

  • Alfa
  • Blospot
  • Censorship
SMEX • 07 May 2020

Lebanon Blocks Unofficial Exchange Rate Apps, Threatening Right to Access Information

On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to…

  • blocking
  • Censorship
  • Digital Rights
smexadmin • 19 Oct 2018

Will Syria Follow in the UAE’s Footsteps by Censoring VoIP Services?

Feature image via Flickr, October 2013: An iPhone with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications. On Wednesday, the Syrian Telecommunication…

  • Censorship
  • MTN Syria
  • Syria
smexadmin • 05 Sep 2018

A New Internet Service Provider in Yemen: new division or additional service for users?

Feature image via AdenNet:AdenNet says that it will provide larger, faster and cheaper internet. But what about digital rights and…

  • Aden Net
  • Censorship
  • Freedom Of Speech
smexadmin • 13 Jul 2018

Digital Rights Roundup: Lebanese woman gets eights years in Egypt for video, Twitter bans 35 accounts at Israel’s request, and a 15 year old detained in Lebanon for WhatsApp story

Feature image Egypt today, July 2018: A screenshot from Mona el-Mazbouh’s apology video. A Lebanese tourist was sentenced to eight…

  • Banning
  • Censorship
  • Digital Rights
smexadmin • 10 Feb 2018

“Out of Coverage Area:” Sinai Peninsula Residents Unreachable

Feature image via twitter the Egyptian activist group of April 6 Movement, February 8, 2018: twitted under the hashtag “Sinai…

  • Banning Websites
  • Censorship
  • Egypt
smexadmin • 26 May 2017

Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression

Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure their right…

  • Censorship
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Human Rights