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The Future of Biometrics and Digital ID in Lebanon: Assessing Proposed Systems for Elections and Social Assistance [Report] January 27, 2021 READ MORE Statement from global civil society on the impact of Facebook, Google and Twitter: Concern for democracy and human rights must not end at the US’s borders January 21, 2021 READ MORE Why Is Your WhatsApp Account Being Banned? January 20, 2021 READ MORE
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Military-Controlled Telecom Sector and Internet Shutdowns in Sudan

November 12, 2020 News
Sudanese authorities suspended internet services across the country last September, under the pretext of preventing cheating during the Secondary Education Exams, as per the High Commission of Secondary Education Exams. Since it wasn’t the first incident of internet shutdown of this kind, the Sudanese refused to stand idle this time[...]
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Access to Internet in Yemen: A Constant Struggle

October 27, 2020 News
Rim Talal, a student at the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology, was unable to attend her online courses at the Sana’a University due to poor internet service. After the Ministry of Higher Education suspended the academic year in Yemen and announced the conversion to remote learning, Rim could not[...]
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#NoExamShutdown: 4 MENA countries shut down the internet so far “to fight cheating”!

September 22, 2020 News
This year, governments in the Middle East and North Africa have continued to shut down and throttle the internet during grade and high school examinations. So far, governments in Jordan, Syria, Algeria, and Sudan have disrupted the internet during examinations. We call on governments across the region to refrain from[...]
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Mapping the telecom outages in Lebanon

July 6, 2020 Campaigns, News
Report any telecommunications outage that happens in Lebanon by filling out this form. We will use this information to update the map. Lebanon is experiencing a financial crisis that is damaging all sectors in society, including telecommunications. In addition to an increase in power cuts across the country, SMEX has[...]
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Sudan junta shuts down Internet to cover-up horrific human rights violations

June 10, 2019 News, Uncategorized
Following the massacre of peaceful protesters at a sit-in near the Army Headquarters in Khartoum on June 2nd, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) began restricting internet connectivity throughout the country. By June 4th, the country’s internet connection was completely shutdown. Despite this, protesters called for full civil disobedience on Sunday,[...]
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