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Sudan’s information battles, stifled dissent in Tunisia and Algeria, and marking World Press Freedom Day
Middle East and North Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Draconian civil society laws in climates of impunity
March 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Battling gendered violence in the Palestinian online civic space, plus rising repression in Tunisia
February 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A special feature on how Palestinian civil society is countering online gendered violence, plus the latest free expression news from the region, produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah.
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New year, violent trends: Escalating violence against media, impunity, and digital oppression in MENA
January 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Defying oppression in MENA: How civil society organisations fought back in 2022
IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah reflects on a year in the MENA region with more than its share of dark stories, but shares reasons for hope grounded in the work of civil society – persistent, collaborative, strategic – and effective.
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Misinformation in Iran, World Cup double-standards, and immunity
November 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Restricted civic space at Egypt’s COP27, Qatar curbs reporting at World Cup, and Iran’s impunity
October 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Iran’s women fight for life and freedom, Egypt’s ‘filtered’ climate summit, and Jordan’s shrinking civic space
September 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Cybercrimes and cyberspies in Saudi Arabia, silencing Palestinian civic space, Sudan’s journalists form historic union
August 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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The cost of Biden’s fist bump, and Tunisia’s new constitution threatens free expression
July 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Trolling women’s groups, digital privacy threats, Syrian disinformation and… “normal rainbows”?
June 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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‘In cold blood’ – Where is justice for the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh?
May 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Egypt’s clampdown on “immodest” videos, and the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists
April 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Tunisia’s threatened media, cybercrimes in Jordan, and Egypt’s prisons get a new name
March 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Women’s voices battle surveillance, sexual violence, and online trolls
February 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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Justice for Syria, surviving Egypt’s republic of fear, and spyware targets women rights defenders
January 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.