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More Control: Iraq’s Alarming Cybercrime Law
Days after the Jordanian parliament approved a cybercrime law with disastrous implications for free speech, Iraq put forth its own…
Alternatives to Internet Shutdowns during Exams
Internet shutdowns do not prevent cheating in exams. They are ineffective and costly. This blogpost explains why this is the…
Enforced disappearances and accompanying impunity continue to prevail in the region
Today, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we the 33 undersigned local, regional,…
Iraqi lawyer sues the Minister of Telecommunications for Shutting Down the Internet During Protests
On Wednesday, October 9, Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Joumaa filed a lawsuit against the Iraqi minister of telecommunications for disrupting and shutting…