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Qatar, a swampy ground to be a journalist, even during the World Cup

News Andrea López Pastor January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023

The 2022 FIFA World Cup brought Qatar journalists from all over the world, despite limitations to press freedom, …

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Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab

News SMEX August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022

We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the international community to press Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately and unconditionally …

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Egypt’s jailed activist Alaa Abdelfatah brings up second nationality for the first time as patience runs dry

News SMEX April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022

This article was originally written by Dahlia Kholaif and published on GlobalVoices.org on April 19, 2022. Alaa Abd …

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Egypt Sentences Tiktok Bloggers to Years in Prison

News SMEX June 22, 2021 June 22, 2021

As part of a wave of arrests against women content creators in Egypt, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced …

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Petition to #SavePalestinianVoices: Tech Companies Must Stop Silencing Palestinian Content

News SMEX May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

We demand Facebook and Twitter to immediately stop censoring Palestinian content, reinstate affected posts and accounts, and provide a clear and public explanation for the reasons why the content was removed.

Google Cloud’s Data Center in KSA raises data privacy concerns in the region

News Marianne Rahme April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021

In a decision to expand their global network with new cloud regions, Google announced in December 2020 that …

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Freedom of Speech Crisis in the Tunisian “Facebook Republic”

News Najla Ben Salah February 22, 2021 February 22, 2021

  Tunisian police summoned fashion designer Myriam Bribri on October 8 following her involvement in protests against poverty, …

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One Year After October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech Increase

News, Resources SMEX October 30, 2020 November 13, 2020

One Year Since the October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech It’s been one …

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Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech

News SMEX July 13, 2020 August 19, 2020

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

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

News, Research SMEX November 27, 2019 February 24, 2020

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

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