It’s been a while since we’ve posted about the E-transactions law, but this doesn’t mean that we’ve lost interest. In fact, just the opposite. We’ve been laying the groundwork to bring civil society organizations into the review process (see below), and today were pleased to see Roula Mikhael’s article (Arabic) in An Nahar that explains […]
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We Stopped This Law (for a month)
June 15, 2010 in Campaigns, Lebanon, Media & Internet Law, SMEX News
The picture says it all, but the post must go on. (Follow the conversation on Twitter.) Yesterday was a busy day. And now we wait. While you scan your Tweetdecks and iPhones, we want to report back to you on what’s happened so far, how you’ve responded, and what we might have achieved. The Background […]
ACT NOW: Postpone the Vote on the E-Transactions Law
June 14, 2010 in Campaigns, Lebanon, Media & Internet Law, SMEX News
We’ve written an email in Arabic and English (below) to send to friends and colleagues to try to stop passage of the E-Transactions law tomorrow in the plenary session of Parliament. We encourage you to copy-paste and post it widely. It’s crucial that we respond immediately. This isn’t an Internet joke, as Maya Zankoul drew […]
Emergency: Help Delay the Vote on E-Transactions Law
June 13, 2010 in Campaigns, Lebanon, Media & Internet Law, SMEX News
As we mentioned last week, there’s a law before parliament (in Arabic) that deals with electronic information, signatures, and e-banking. The vote has been set for Tuesday, June 15. A group of stakeholders will hold an EMERGENCY MEETING tonight, Sunday, June 13, to discuss the law and prepare to block the vote on Tuesday. Join […]