7amleh – Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

Articles by 7amleh – Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

Palestine: Online free expression battles escalated censorship in 2022

A new report examines the state of Palestinian digital freedoms, and the most prominent violations last year.

Palestine: Gender-based violence on the rise in the Palestinian digital space

Gender-based violence has seen a dramatic increase in the Palestinian digital space over the last several years, reveals a new report from 7amleh.

Civil society organisations react to due dilligence report for Meta on Palestine & Israel

IFEX joins 7amleh and other organisations in urging Meta to commit to implementing the recommendations of the BSR report, and to take decisive action to protect the voices of Palestinians among other oppressed peoples and groups around the world.

7amleh obtains consultative status at the United Nations

New accreditation with the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC) will help the digital rights organization bring Palestinian rights violations to the world’s attention.

69% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support privacy and data protection legislation

New survey demonstrates an urgent need for comprehensive privacy and data protection Palestinian legislation that can protect all citizens’ right to privacy and ensure accountability.

Privacy and personal data protection in Palestine: Double violations and absent legislation

Palestinians’ right to privacy and the protection of personal data is subjected to negligence and exploitation by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities reveals a new report.

Palestinian Digital Rights Coalition welcomes lawsuit against Israeli Surveillance firm NSO Group

The use of surveillance practices must stop, perpetrators must be held accountable, and victims including Palestinian-French human rights defender Salah Hammouri must receive justice, says the Palestinian Digital Rights Coalition (PDRC).

Rights groups call on ‘Deutsche Welle’ to retract biased report targeting Palestinian journalists

The report is just the latest development in an ongoing anti-Palestinian smear campaign that silences Palestinian voices and restricts freedom of expression, say over 100 rights groups.