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A Statement Demanding the Release of Hassan Saad

February 6, 2017 News
On Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, the Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested a young man named Hassan Saad after summoning him for interrogation at the Mohammad Zgheib police station in Sidon over a Facebook status he posted on his personal account on Jan. 17. He has since been charged with contempt of[...]
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Digital Citizen 4.4

June 17, 2016 Research
Feature image via Citizen Lab: Tag cloud of bait content topics used by Stealth Falcon showing a strong emphasis on political topics and narratives critical of the UAE government. In this month’s volume, we look at new research from Citizen Lab and provide updates on trials in the region. ACCESS[...]
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[Expired] NDU Hosts “Media Studies Forum 2016: Threats to Digital Rights in Lebanon”

May 18, 2016 Events, News, Opportunities
On May 23, Notre Dame University (NDU), in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, will host its third annual Media Studies Forum (MSF16). Titled “MSF16: Threats to Digital Rights in Lebanon,” the forum will cover current challenges to free expression and privacy online in Lebanon, and globally, in two moderated panel discussions. It[...]
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Egypt: Death Penalty Possible for Cybercrime

May 16, 2016 News
Feature image via Monasosh Flickr.       The Committee of Suggestions and Complaints in the Egyptian parliament accepted and referred the contentious draft cybercrime law to the joint Legislative Affairs – Communication and Information Technology Committee last week. The draft law, which is expected to be adopted soon, has[...]
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"Press Freedom": Tasharuk's Theme in May

May 2, 2016 Campaigns, Events, News
Feature image via freepress.net.       Every year on May 3, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The aim of this day is to highlight the violations of press freedom in the world, to share awareness about the fundamentals of press freedom, to praise journalists who lost their[...]
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The unwritten laws of the Arab Internet

December 25, 2015 Uncategorized
Feature image: Panel of workshop “Freedom of Expression on the Internet in the Arab Region and Their Impact on Human Development”      “70% of opinion prisoners in the Arab world are imprisoned on charges of unlawful Internet use. 70% of those are prosecuted because of social media content.” 55%[...]
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Freedom of Expression Regressing in Lebanon, Online and On the Ground

November 5, 2015 Uncategorized
Feature image via Facebook: Student Ashraf al-Rasheeni with a picture of his degree. Five civil activists have spent their eighth night in detention on ambiguous charges, such as encouraging demonstrations, disturbing the peace, and rioting, and have been placed under the jurisdiction of the military court. Legal and police repression[...]
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Digital Citizen 2.4

February 27, 2015 Uncategorized
Feature image via Maya-Anaïs Yataghène “I am Charlie … and I am Muslim.”  Digital Citizen has been re-published from Global Voices. Digital Citizen is a biweekly review of news, policy, and research on human rights and technology in the Arab World. Last month, a horrific attack on the Paris offices of satirical[...]
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Digital Citizen 2.2

January 6, 2015 Uncategorized
Feature image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0): Jalal Fayrooz and Hussain al-Dehi, leading members of Al Wefaq, hold a photo of Nabeel Rajab.  Digital Citizen has been re-published from Global Voices. Digital Citizen is a biweekly review of news, policy, and research on human rights and technology in the Arab World.[...]
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Break the Silence: Campaign for Jailed Human Rights Activists

December 10, 2014 Campaigns
Update: Watch the report about Alaa and Bassel on Al Jazeera This statement has been re-published from Global Voices Advocacy. Today, on Human Rights Day, we remind the world of our many friends who have broken the silence of oppression by expressing their thoughts, asking questions, and thinking critically and constructively about[...]
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