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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
smexadmin • 06 Feb 2017

A Statement Demanding the Release of Hassan Saad

On Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, the Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested a young man named Hassan Saad after summoning him for…

  • Censorship
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Hassan Saad
smexadmin • 17 Jun 2016

Digital Citizen 4.4

Feature image via Citizen Lab: Tag cloud of bait content topics used by Stealth Falcon showing a strong emphasis on…

  • Censorship
  • Citizen Lab
  • Data Protection
smexadmin • 01 May 2016

Considering Countering Violent Extremism in Lebanon

Over the past two years, the strategic use of social media platforms by groups like ISIL has prompted widespread calls…

  • Account Removal
  • Censorship
  • Extremist Content
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
smexadmin • 24 Nov 2015

New Site Tracks Global Online Censorship by Social Media Platforms

As it happens, governments, like Lebanon’s, are not the only ones censoring online expression. Internet companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and…

  • Censorship
  • Lebanon
  • Resources
smexadmin • 05 Nov 2015

Freedom of Expression Regressing in Lebanon, Online and On the Ground

Feature image via Facebook: Student Ashraf al-Rasheeni with a picture of his degree. Five civil activists have spent their eighth…

  • Antonine University
  • Censorship
  • Freedom Of Expression
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