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SMEX • 07 Oct 2024

Digital Rights During the War on Lebanon: October 4-7, 2024

Beirut, October 4-7, 2024 | After one year of destroying Gaza’s telecom infrastructure as another war tactic, the Israeli occupation…

Communications
Israeli occupation
Ministry Of Telecommunications

Abed Kataya • 15 Feb 2024

Privacy and security at risk: Lebanese security agencies accessing the mobile telecom’s network performance system

While mobile operators use the network monitoring system to keep up the quality of service and follow up on users’…

Astellia
Lebanon
Ministry Of Telecommunications

Ragheb Ghandour • 03 Jun 2022

LET THEM EAT 4G!

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 • 15 Oct 2019

Iraqi lawyer sues the Minister of Telecommunications for Shutting Down the Internet During Protests

On Wednesday, October 9, Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Joumaa filed a lawsuit against the Iraqi minister of telecommunications for disrupting and shutting…

#KeepItOn
Digital Rights
Human Rights

smexadmin • 04 Dec 2018

Ministry of Telecommunications’ IMEI Registration Policy Threatens Digital Privacy

Feature image via IMEIInfo.com: An example of an IMEI number. The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications recently announced that residents must register…

Freedom Of Expression
IMEI
IMEI Registration Policy

smexadmin • 04 Sep 2018

Who will really pay for the Ministry of Telecommunications’ decision to prevent smuggling mobiles?

Feature image via imlebanon.org: The Ministry of Telecommunications. Since 2012, Lebanon’s Ministry of Telecommunications has been trying, despite changes in…

Lebanon
Ministry Of Telecommunications
Smuggling Mobiles