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SMEX • 17 Jan 2025

Iraq: Balgh platform marks two years as a tool of repression

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Iraqi authorities’ continued use of the Balgh platform to monitor online…

  • Ballegh Platform
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet
Dionysia Peppa • 23 Apr 2024

Section 230: a warden of freedom of expression, or a loophole for escaping accountability?

Today, censorship in the US is under severe scrutiny from millions around the world who are witnessing the wave of…

  • Censorship
  • Internet
  • Section 230
Safaa Ayyad • 14 Nov 2023

Telecommunications Sector Emergency Plan in Lebanon: Satellite Solutions over Realistic Options

Lebanese Minister of Communications, Johnny Corm, and subsequently by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, expressed their eagerness about finalizing a deal…

  • Internet
  • Lebanon
  • Starlink
Zeinab Ismail • 03 Jan 2023

Etisalat and Ooredoo: Ranking last for the fifth year in a row!

For the fifth year in a row, UAE’s Etisalat and Qatar’s Ooerdoo have ranked in the bottom two places in…

  • Digital Rights
  • Digital spaces
  • Internet
Ismail al-Aghbary • 21 Dec 2022

Yemen: World Cup for those who can afford it

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ahmad Nasher, a 27-year-old Yemeni, worked tirelessly to re-route and receive signals of unencrypted…

  • Digital Rights
  • Internet
  • Internet