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Are Alfa and Touch violating user rights by imposing the national anthem ringing tone?
Last Friday, the Lebanese population woke up to the Lebanese national anthem as the new ringing tone for both national…
SMEX Joins the IFEX Network!
We are excited to announce that SMEX is now a full member IFEX, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange. The…
After Blasts That Killed 43 People, Lebanon Asks: ‘What About Us?’
Feature image via Twitter @zahri_abbas: The Beirut blasts, claimed by ISIS, killed 43 people. After the deadly Beirut blasts, friends…
Freedom of Expression Regressing in Lebanon, Online and On the Ground
Feature image via Facebook: Student Ashraf al-Rasheeni with a picture of his degree. Five civil activists have spent their eighth…
Lebanon Premiere of CITIZENFOUR Draws more than 150 Attendees and Generates Discussion on Local Surveillance
Feature image: CITIZENFOUR with Arabic subtitles. Last week, SMEX hosted, in collaboration with Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanon premiere of the Laura Poitras documentary…
