smexadmin • 22 Jan 2018

Shawarma, Baklava, and Digital Rights Law: Reflections from a Community Workshop on Digital Rights Legal Data at the 2017 Internet Governance Forum

Feature image via SMEX,Geneva, December 19, 2017: SMEX Executive Co-Director Jessica Dheere welcomes participants to our interactive workshop on data,…

  • 2017 Internet Governance Forum
  • Arab Region
  • Citizens' Digital Rights
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
Lara Bitar • 06 Dec 2017

#GenderTech Confronts Gender-Based Violence in MENA

   Feature image viaOxfam/The Media Booth,  November 24, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon: Arab feminists discuss how to counter online violence.   Is…

  • Beirut
  • Campaign
  • Gender Tech
smexadmin • 15 Nov 2017

Feminist Editathon Rewrites Women’s Role in History on Wikipedia

   Women’s innumerable contributions to society have long been sidelined. In a move to document and make these achievements accessible…

  • Feminists
  • Smex
  • Wikipedia
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 • 11 Sep 2017

Hacklab 1: How the Internet Works

In April 2017, SMEX launched a program to empower youth with the knowledge and tools needed to safely navigate the…

  • Abtal el-Fada el-raqmi
  • Digital Heroes
  • Internet For Social Change
smexadmin • 28 Mar 2017

Human Rights and Media Organizations Condemn Prosecution of Activist Ahmad Amhaz

  BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 — We, the undersigned human rights and media organizations, condemn the arrest, detention,…

  • Ahmad Amhaz
  • CLDH
  • Freedom Of Expression