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Afnan Abu Yahya • 06 Aug 2025

Women journalists learn to use AI chatbots safely despite security risks

This article and the accompanying photographs were produced with the support of UNESCO in Jordan. The views and opinions expressed…

  • AI
  • AI Ethics
  • digital safety
Andrea López Pastor • 27 Jan 2023

Qatar, a swampy ground to be a journalist, even during the World Cup

The 2022 FIFA World Cup brought Qatar journalists from all over the world, despite limitations to press freedom, such as…

  • FIFA
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Journalists
smexadmin • 23 Aug 2018

A Snapshot of Digital Rights Coverage in the MENA Region

Introduction One day in early 2015, Habib Battah, an investigative journalist who operates the website Beirut Report, noticed new construction…

  • Digital Rights
  • Habib Battah
  • Journalists
smexadmin • 25 May 2018

A Weeklong Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in the Arab World

Feature image via Pixel. This week, authorities arrested journalists, bloggers, and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Early…

  • Egypt
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Human Rights Activists
smexadmin • 02 May 2016

"Press Freedom": Tasharuk's Theme in May

Feature image via freepress.net.       Every year on May 3, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The…

  • Attacks On Press
  • Campaign
  • Freedom Of Expression
smexadmin • 10 Dec 2014

Break the Silence: Campaign for Jailed Human Rights Activists

Update: Watch the report about Alaa and Bassel on Al Jazeera This statement has been re-published from Global Voices Advocacy. Today, on…

  • Activist
  • Egypt
  • Freedom Of Expression