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Najla Ben Salah • 19 Jan 2023

Tunisia: Presidential State of Emergency to Suppress Speech on Social Media

On Wednesday, January 10, attorney Assia Haj Salem joined a large group of attorneys, politicians, and activists who gathered in…

Decree 54
free speech
Freedom Of Expression

SMEX • 09 Sep 2022

Amazon Launches Data Region in the UAE

Amazon
Digital Authoritarianism
Digital Rights

Rafia Salameh • 07 Jul 2022

Legalizing Control of Personal Data and Online Discourse in Syria

cybercrime law
Cybercrime Law
Digital Space

Safaa Ayyad • 06 Jul 2022

Iraqi Cybercrime Draft Law: In Suspension

cybercrime law
Cybercrime Law
Cybercrimes

SMEX • 22 Dec 2021

Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorship [Crosspost]

This article was written by Yosr Jouini and published on Global Voices on December 16, 2021. On July 25, 2021,…

Crosspost
Digital Rights
Freedom Of Expression

Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 20 Dec 2021

Freedom of the Press in Jordan: Regulatory Amendments or Restrictions to Online Speech?

Journalism in Jordan is suffering some severe blows as a result of laws and legislations that are inherently restrictive to…

Freedom Of Expression
Freedom of the press
Jordan

SMEX • 03 Dec 2021

Mauritania: New law on protection of national symbols threatens free speech

We, the undersigned Mauritanian, regional and international civil society organisations, express our deep concern about Mauritanian parliament’s adoption of a…

Freedom Of Expression
law on protection of national symbols
Mauritania