SMEX • 07 May 2020

Lebanon Blocks Unofficial Exchange Rate Apps, Threatening Right to Access Information

On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to…

  • blocking
  • Censorship
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 28 Apr 2020

Technology in service of public interest

With the continuing crises that Lebanon and the world are facing, we at SMEX have sought ways in which free…

  • Covid-19
  • Donation
  • Lebanon
Abed Kataya • 07 Apr 2020

What the Lebanese government can do to respect users’ privacy while fighting Covid-19?

As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread across the world, governments are adopting surveillance measures to track patients, raising privacy…

  • Apps
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID19
SMEX • 13 Mar 2020

We Demand Ministry of Telecommunications Open the Fixed and Mobile Internet Capacity and Reduce Prices During the COVID-19 Crisis

We Demand Ministry of Telecommunications Open the Fixed and Mobile Internet Capacity and Reduce Prices During the COVID-19 Crisis. (Sign…

  • Coronavirus
  • ISP
  • Lebanon
Jad Fawaz • 24 Feb 2020

Lebanese ISPs Lack Transparency

SMEX recently conducted research to assess the transparency of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Lebanon. Upon gathering information regarding licensed…

  • Business And Human Rights
  • Business and human rights
  • Internet Service Provider
SMEX • 27 Nov 2019

New Report: ”Analyzing Freedom of Expression in Lebanon in 2018”

Over the past four years, Lebanon has witnessed a crackdown against freedom of expression online. The state has penalized citizens,…

  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Lebanon
Grant Baker • 19 Oct 2019

Lebanon Protests: Tips for Safely Documenting Human Rights Violations

After security forces detained an estimated 300 people last night and security forces and militias attacked protestors both yesterday and…

  • documentation
  • Lebanon
  • Protests