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Yemen: The Race for Censorship
As the war in Yemen rages on, and while the country is witnessing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis according to…
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Sudan: No Internet Shutdown Can Cure Corruption [Opinion]
The first official exam leak in Sudan occurred in 2003, when mobile phone features were very limited and lacked camera…
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Another internet blackout in Syria during exams
In recent years, internet outages in Syria have become a familiar, dystopian tradition during the Official High School Exams. The…
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Israeli Airstrikes Destroyed Internet Infrastructure in Gaza [Report]
When Israeli settlers and the police forces invaded Sheikh Jarrah, Palestinian activists and citizens took it to social media to…
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Military-Controlled Telecom Sector and Internet Shutdowns in Sudan
Sudanese authorities suspended internet services across the country last September, under the pretext of preventing cheating during the Secondary Education…