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A Brief History of Personal Data Collection in Lebanon
In December 2017, the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, headed by Minister Jamal Jarrah, started taking steps to mandate biometric registration…

Lebanon IGF Advisory Committee Hosts Pre-Launch Event at AUB
Feature image via Lebanon IGF, Friday, December 8, 2017: Left to right: Jessica Dheere, Roula Mikhael, Dr. Charbel…

#FreeMustafaSbeity: With the Detention of Lebanese Poet, Authorities Show Lack of Grace
Update on December 13, 2017: After 15 days of detention, poet Mustafa Sbeity was released on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, after…

Building Trust: Toward a Legal Framework that Protects Personal Data in Lebanon [Report]
[box]To read or download the report, find it at the bottom of the page. We also held a panel discussion…

Online Vigilantism: A Threat to Justice in Lebanon
The Facebook page “Where is the state? (وينية الدولة؟),” which has over 250,000 likes, regularly posts high-quality videos or…