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Lebanon IGF Advisory Committee Hosts Pre-Launch Event at AUB
Feature image via Lebanon IGF, Friday, December 8, 2017: Left to right: Jessica Dheere, Roula Mikhael, Dr. Charbel…
MENA Internet Freedom Roundup: October 2017
From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s attempt to criminalize online speech to its development of advanced facial recognition technology,…
Iraq's Increased Use of Internet Shutdowns a Worrying Trend
Despite criticism from free expression and digital rights groups, such as IFEX and AccessNow, the Iraqi government appears…
Online Vigilantism: A Threat to Justice in Lebanon
The Facebook page “Where is the state? (وينية الدولة؟),” which has over 250,000 likes, regularly posts high-quality videos or…
Preparing New Voices to Shape Internet Governance in the Middle East
Feature image via Smex.org: Participants, partners and organizers of the 2016 Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance…