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smexadmin • 25 May 2018

A Weeklong Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in the Arab World

Feature image via Pixel. This week, authorities arrested journalists, bloggers, and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Early…

  • Egypt
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Human Rights Activists
smexadmin • 04 May 2018

Omani Activist Hassan al-Basham Passes Away in Prison

Feature image via Omani Coalition for Human Right:  Hassan al-Basham. Social media activists are mourning the death of Hassan al-Basham,…

  • Human Rights Activists
  • Oman
  • Oman's Samail Central Prison
smexadmin • 25 Dec 2015

The unwritten laws of the Arab Internet

Feature image: Panel of workshop “Freedom of Expression on the Internet in the Arab Region and Their Impact on Human…

  • Arab Region
  • Censorship
  • Digital Freedom
smexadmin • 01 Apr 2015

Digital Citizen – Volume 2.6

Feature image by thierry ehrmann, CC BY 2.0 Digital Citizen has been re-published from digcit.org Digital Citizen is a biweekly…

  • Arab Countries
  • Cybercrime Law
  • Digital Rights