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Abed Kataya • 21 Oct 2022

Unwarranted Phone Seizure Violates Egypt’s Laws and Constitution

  • Egypt
  • freedom of opinion
  • Freedom of speech
Ragheb Malli • 23 Sep 2022

Libya: Online Voices Silenced with Violence

  • Communications Shutdown
  • Digital Rights
  • Freedom of speech
Najah Itani • 09 May 2022

Challenges to Freedom of Expression in Lebanon’s Upcoming Elections

  • Elections
  • Elections 2022
  • Electoral Law
Abdellatif el-Hamamouchi • 05 Apr 2022

Digital Censorship and Obstructing Access to Information in Morocco

  • Censorship
  • Freedom of speech
  • Morocco
SMEX • 13 Jul 2020

Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech

(Beirut, June 7, 2020) –   14 Lebanese and international organizations announced on July 13, 2020 the formation of a…

  • Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon
  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom Of Speech
SMEX • 27 Nov 2019

New Report: ”Analyzing Freedom of Expression in Lebanon in 2018”

Over the past four years, Lebanon has witnessed a crackdown against freedom of expression online. The state has penalized citizens,…

  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Freedom of speech
  • Lebanon