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Message from Afrin: We Can’t Wait for a Shutdown to Condemn Network Disruptions in Times of War
Feature image via YPG spokesperson: Afrin under the Turkish and Free Syrian Army bombardment. March 14, 2018. On Sunday, March…
Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The Policy Void That Threatens the Rights of Mobile Users in Arab States
[leap_iframe width=”100%” height=”500px” scrolling=”yes” url=”https://smex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SMEX-Dependent-Yet-Disenfranchised-v2.pdf”] In the context of growing government control of mobile networks and a lack of…
Internet Shutdown in Yemen: Recurring Disruptions Threaten Civilian Safety, Human Rights, and Press Freedom
Feature image: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Data depicts the outage of the internet in Yemen on the night of Thursday,…
Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression
Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure their right…
A Statement Demanding the Release of Hassan Saad
On Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, the Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested a young man named Hassan Saad after summoning him for…
