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SMEX • 13 Jul 2020

Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech

(Beirut, June 7, 2020) –   14 Lebanese and international organizations announced on July 13, 2020 the formation of a…

  • Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Freedom of speech
Abed Kataya • 06 Jul 2020

Mapping the telecom outages in Lebanon

Report any telecommunications outage that happens in Lebanon by filling out this form. We will use this information to update…

  • Alfa
  • Currency
  • DSL
SMEX • 03 Jun 2020

The Case of the Blocked Blogger: How the MoT continues to violate free expression in Lebanon

The blog-publishing service Blogger (*.blogspot.com) is blocked in Lebanon on the 3G networks of both mobile operators, Alfa and Touch….

  • Alfa
  • Blospot
  • Censorship
SMEX • 14 May 2020

Moving Bread&Net 2020 Online!

The safety of the digital rights community is always our first priority. That’s why, with so much uncertainty about the…

  • breadandnet
  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon
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
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