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Iraq’s Increased Use of Internet Shutdowns a Worrying Trend
Despite criticism from free expression and digital rights groups, such as IFEX and AccessNow, the ...
Applications Open for “Abtal el-fada’ el-raqmi”
Applications for the program are closed. للقراءة باللغة العربية SMEX is launching a new program to empower youth with the knowledge and tools needed to safely navigate the internet. “Abtal el-fada’ el-raqmi” (أبطال الفضاء الرقمي) aims to create a community of tech-savvy youth committed to using the internet for social change, and we’re inviting you […]
Innovation for Change, in Partnership with SMEX, Seeks a MENA Hub Coordinator
Innovation for Change supports new and established approaches to promote, strengthen, and connect a vibrant, pluralistic, and rights-based civil society in open, closing, and closed spaces through the establishment of demand-driven and cutting-edge virtual hubs that support the development of civil society in their regions, by helping civil society organizations develop and utilize innovative approaches that […]
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, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen, and hosted by Social Media Exchange, the Centre for Law and Democracy and International Media Support, has agreed to create a regional network of right to information activists. […]
Lebanon: Authorities Failing to Protect Freedom of Expression
للقراءة باللغة العربية Lebanese authorities are failing to abide by their obligations to protect individuals from unfair trials and to ensure their right to freedom of expression, nine human rights and media organizations said today, following yet another criminal investigation of a Lebanese citizen for posts made on Facebook. Mr. Selman Samaha was called for […]