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Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 20 Dec 2021

Freedom of the Press in Jordan: Regulatory Amendments or Restrictions to Online Speech?

Journalism in Jordan is suffering some severe blows as a result of laws and legislations that are inherently restrictive to…

Freedom Of Expression
Freedom of the press
Jordan

smexadmin • 03 Apr 2018

Now, Who’s Afraid of Online Speech?

In Tunisia and Bahrain, government officials are pushing for laws that would further restrict online freedom of expression in both…

Bahrain
Bill Calling
Human Rights

smexadmin • 16 Nov 2017

MENA Internet Freedom Roundup: October 2017

From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s attempt to criminalize online speech to its development of advanced facial recognition technology,…

Advanced Facial Recognition Technology
Digital Rights
MENA region