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Gamers use an application on their mobiles in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 July 2016, ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images

“Take your seats”: an opportunity for young people in Lebanon to participate in and shape debates about internet governance

Maharat Foundation launched the “Take Your Seats” campaign to encourage Lebanon’s youth to participate in the Internet Governance Forum for the first time.

Protest against a recent wave of interrogations by Lebanese security forces of people making political comments on social media, in Beirut, 24 July 2018, ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images

First forum on internet governance held in Lebanon

Maharat Foundation took part in the first forum on internet governance in Lebanon and highlighted the importance of freedom of expression and information sharing on the internet in such a context.

Maha Assabalani, a representative of the Violation Documentation Center, accepts an award on Razan Zeitouneh's behalf, during the 'Francoise Giroud' Award Ceremony in Paris, France, 30 January 2014, Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

Five years on, we remember Razan, Samira, Nazem and Wa’el

On 9 December, people around the world remembered Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada, kidnapped in Douma, Syria on this day five years ago.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

AP / Jon Gambrell

UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges

91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

The Douma 4: Samira Al-Khalil, Nazim Hammadi, Razan Zaitouneh and Wa’el Hamada

Three years on and no word on Douma’s missing activists

The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi remain missing three years after armed men abducted them.

The Douma 4: Samira Al-Khalil, Nazim Hammadi, Razan Zaitouneh and Wa’el Hamada

Three years on and no word on Douma’s missing activists

The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi remain missing three years after armed men abducted them.