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Post-War Internet in Lebanon: Confusion, Exploitation, and Chaos!
Nearly two months after the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon, parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs remain without internet. The government’s…

Manifesto: Towards a Productive and Equitable Telecommunications Sector in Lebanon
We oppose treating the telecommunications sector as a means to impose indirect tax on Lebanon’s residents. We instead call for…

Lebanon’s students battle war, displacement, and a failing education system
The outbreak of Israel’s war on Lebanon has forcibly displaced about 1.2 million people from their homes and disrupted the…

Lebanon’s MoT postwar plan: no definite timeframe, funding, nor statistics!
Lebanon’s telecom networks, Ogero, touch, and Alfa, suffered damage and losses estimated at around USD 67 million due to the…

Digital Rights During the War on Lebanon: November 21, 2024
Beirut, November 21, 2024 | As Israel’s war on Lebanon persists, people in Lebanon fear being surveilled or tracked digitally….