Safaa Ayyad • 05 Jun 2023

Summons to Intimidate Activists in Mount Lebanon

“The investigator tried to take the investigation in a different direction. Our phones were taken away and their data was…

  • Cybercrime Bureau
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Lebanon
Najla Ben Salah • 11 May 2023

Tunisia No Longer Safe for Journalists and Advocates of Free Expression

“Some mindless people who are demanding freedom of expression are unaware that they already have it, but they’re living in…

  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Freedom of the Press
  • National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists
SMEX • 20 Apr 2023

Lebanon: New Amendment to Restrict Lawyers’ Freedoms

In early March, the Beirut Bar Association (BBA) implemented new amendments that require lawyers to obtain official authorization from the…

  • Beirut Bar Association
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Lawyers Code of Conduct and Ethics
Safaa Ayyad • 05 Apr 2023

Lebanon: Summoning Journalists in Beirut and Silencing Voices in Mount Lebanon

Lebanon’s Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat retracted the case against Jean Kassir, the co-founder and managing editor of the news website…

  • Court of Publications
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Freedom of the press
SMEX • 20 Mar 2023

Open letter to the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission: Drop the draft regulation of digital content and protect freedom of expression online

March 16, 2023 To the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (CMC) Baghdad, Iraq   Subject: Regarding the Draft Regulation…

  • Balgh
  • Communications and Media Commission of Iraq
  • Freedom Of Expression
SMEX • 03 Mar 2023

Joint Statement: Iraqi authorities must cease their chilling crackdown on free speech

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the Iraqi authorities’ recent campaign to crack down on “indecent content”…

  • Balgh
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Freedom Of Speech
Yasin Isse • 03 Mar 2023

Somalia: Facebook “Remembering” activists while still alive

On August 4, 2022, Somali activist Naciima Abwaan Qorane woke up to find the word “Remembering” next to her name…

  • Facebook
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Mogadishu