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SMEX • 21 Dec 2023

How the Israeli Occupation Restricts the Development of Internet Infrastructure in Palestine

In today’s world, the internet is a basic right and need, as it is a gateway through which people access…

  • Gaza
  • internet shutdowns
  • occupation
Zeinab Ismail • 01 Nov 2023

Internet in Gaza: Limited even before war

“Recent airstrikes amidst relentless aggression have severely damaged the last-standing international routes connecting Gaza to the outside world, in addition…

  • Gaza
  • internet shutdowns
  • Palestine
SMEX • 26 Oct 2022

2023 SMEX Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights

  • Advocacy
  • Digital Rights
  • Fellowship
Mubarak al Yosofy • 20 Sep 2021

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…

  • content censorship
  • Instagram
  • Internet Shutdown