Lara Bitar • 18 Dec 2017

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…

  • Data Collection
  • Data Protection
  • Lebanese Ministry Of Telecommunications
smexadmin • 12 Dec 2017

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…

  • AUB
  • Beirut
  • Cubersecurity
smexadmin • 30 Nov 2017

#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…

  • Detention Of Social Media
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 05 Oct 2017

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…

  • Data Protection
  • Digital Freedom
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 26 Sep 2017

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…

  • Crimes
  • Digital Rights
  • Justice
smexadmin • 15 Jun 2017

Regional Beirut Workshop Agrees to Cooperate on Right to Information

A regional workshop on the right to information held in Beirut from 8-9 June 2017, bringing together participants from Algeria,…

  • Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • MENA region
smexadmin • 26 May 2017

Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression

Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure their right…

  • Censorship
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Human Rights