Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
17 December 2020, Ten years ago today, 26-year old Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire …
17 December 2020, Ten years ago today, 26-year old Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire …
The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 …
Governments in various Arab countries are increasingly investing in financial and human resources to control internet content and …
Website Blocking in the Arab Region: Monitoring and Counteraction TechniquesRead More »
Egyptian authorities are arresting an increasing number of women on different charges related to their social media activity; …
The TikTok Case: A New Platform to Oppress Women in EgyptRead More »
Feature image Egypt today, July 2018: A screenshot from Mona el-Mazbouh’s apology video. A Lebanese tourist was sentenced …
Last week, the Egyptian parliament approved a draconian also known as the Cybercrimes law, which compels Internet Service …
Egyptian Parliament Passes Cybercrimes Law to Legitimize its Efforts to Curb Free SpeechRead More »
Feature image via Youtube: The image Youtube presents when a video is no longer available. On Saturday, Egypt’s …
“Youtube Will Be the Biggest Website Banned in Egypt, But Not the First”Read More »
A targeted, albeit relatively unsophisticated, cyberespionage campaign with servers based in Iran has targeted the Android mobile devices …
ZooPark: New Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in the MENARead More »
Feature image via Pixel. This week, authorities arrested journalists, bloggers, and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia and …
A Weeklong Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in the Arab WorldRead More »
Feature image via Wikimedia Egypt, June 17, 2011: Commons A taxi in Alexandria. Almost exactly one month after …