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Zeinab Ismail • 03 Aug 2023

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…

Cybercrime Law
Free speech and expression
Human Rights

smexadmin • 20 Jul 2018

Iraqi Government Shuts Down the Internet Amidst Protests

Last week, protests broke out in Basra and quickly spread across southern Iraq. On Saturday, the Iraqi government began intermittently shutting…

Freedom Of Expression
Iraq
Iraqi Government

smexadmin • 28 Sep 2017

Iraq's Increased Use of Internet Shutdowns a Worrying Trend

Despite criticism from free expression and digital rights groups, such as IFEX and AccessNow, the Iraqi government appears…

AccessNow
Digital Rights
Freedom Of Expression