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SMEX • 13 Sep 2022

Internet Shutdowns to Prevent Cheating During Exams: The Impact on Society and Economy in the MENA Region

  • Censorship
  • Cheating
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 09 Sep 2022

Amazon Launches Data Region in the UAE

  • Amazon
  • Digital Authoritarianism
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 29 Aug 2022

Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab

We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the international community to press Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release women’s…

  • Digital Rights
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Human Rights
SMEX • 24 Jan 2022

YEMEN: Internet and Telecommunications are NOT Military Targets!

YEMEN is currently plunged in a nationwide internet blackout after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a telecommunications building in the Houthi-held city…

  • Connectivity
  • Digital Rights
  • Human Rights
SMEX • 22 Dec 2021

Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorship [Crosspost]

This article was written by Yosr Jouini and published on Global Voices on December 16, 2021. On July 25, 2021,…

  • Crosspost
  • Digital Rights
  • Freedom Of Expression
Abed Kataya • 21 Sep 2021

Facebook’s Moderation ‘Mistakes’ Silence Palestinian Voices

On September 14, Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a decision to restore a post originally published by Al-Jazeera’s Facebook page, featuring…

  • Al Jazeera
  • bias
  • Content Moderation
Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 24 Aug 2021

Jordan: Another Excuse for Controlling the Internet

It is estimated that more than 9.4 million people use the Internet in Jordan, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission…

  • arab world
  • Digital Rights
  • Freedom Of Expression
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