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SMEX • 12 Feb 2019

Launching Muhal: Freedom of expression online watch

Join us at 6 PM on Wednesday, February 27 for the launch of Muhal, an open database that documents online…

  • Beirut
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 04 Dec 2018

Ministry of Telecommunications’  IMEI Registration Policy Threatens Digital Privacy

Feature image via IMEIInfo.com: An example of an IMEI number. The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications recently announced that residents must register…

  • Freedom Of Expression
  • IMEI
  • IMEI Registration Policy
smexadmin • 14 Nov 2018

Coursera and Udemy Restrict Access in Syria Due to Sanctions

Though Coursera did not respond to SMEX’s request for comment, the restriction of both platforms in Syria is likely linked…

  • Coursera
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • sanctions
smexadmin • 23 Jul 2018

Do New Sudanese Laws Regulate Digital Space or Limit Freedom of Expression?

Feature image via  Bora S. Kamel, Flickr, July 8, 2012: Censorship has gone beyond print publications to electronic publications. The…

  • Cybercrimes Law
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Sudan
smexadmin • 20 Jul 2018

Iraqi Government Shuts Down the Internet Amidst Protests

Last week, protests broke out in Basra and quickly spread across southern Iraq. On Saturday, the Iraqi government began intermittently shutting…

  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Iraq
  • Iraqi Government
smexadmin • 06 Jul 2018

Twitter Yields to Demand from Israeli Government and Blocks 35 Accounts

  • Block Accounts
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Israeli Cybercrime
smexadmin • 21 May 2018

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

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

  • Al-Rahel Al-Kabir
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • ITunes Middle East
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