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iTunes Yields to Petition from SMEX and Lebanese Band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir

2 Comments Events, News smexadmin May 21, 2018 June 17, 2019

Feature image October 26, 2017:  The Great Departed playing in Zurich.  On May 11, SMEX and Lebanese band …

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Syrian Government Passes New Anti-Cybercrime Bill

2 Comments News smexadmin March 14, 2018 June 17, 2019

Feature image via Breaking News Syria August 7, 2017: The headquarters of Syrian Criminal Security, the apparatus that …

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Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The Policy Void That Threatens the Rights of Mobile Users in Arab States

4 Comments Research smexadmin January 24, 2018 June 12, 2020

  In the context of growing government control of mobile networks and a lack of transparency by both …

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Human Rights Organizations Call for Investigation Into Arbitrary Surveillance Program in Lebanon

1 Comment Research smexadmin January 24, 2018 June 17, 2019

Feature image via Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch: A large watchful eye observes as three laptops display information on their screens.  …

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Internet Shutdown in Yemen: Recurring Disruptions Threaten Civilian Safety, Human Rights, and Press Freedom

1 Comment News smexadmin December 8, 2017 June 17, 2019

Feature image: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Data depicts the outage of the internet in Yemen on the night …

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#FreeMustafaSbeity: With the Detention of Lebanese Poet, Authorities Show Lack of Grace

Leave a Comment News smexadmin November 30, 2017 June 17, 2019

Update on December 13, 2017: After 15 days of detention, poet Mustafa Sbeity was released on Tuesday, December 12, …

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Iraq's Increased Use of Internet Shutdowns a Worrying Trend

Leave a Comment News smexadmin September 28, 2017 June 17, 2019

     Despite criticism from free expression and digital rights groups, such as IFEX and AccessNow, the Iraqi …

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Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression

1 Comment News smexadmin May 26, 2017 June 17, 2019

Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure …

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Human Rights and Media Organizations Condemn Prosecution of Activist Ahmad Amhaz

Leave a Comment News smexadmin March 28, 2017 June 17, 2019

  BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 — We, the undersigned human rights and media organizations, condemn the …

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UN Special Rapporteur Meets with Local Free Speech Advocates

Leave a Comment Events, News smexadmin February 28, 2017 June 17, 2019

     BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 — Dozens of free speech advocates and civil society leaders …

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