Articles by Social Media Exchange (SMEX)
SMEX launches Muhal, its freedom of expression-related case online database
Muhal is SMEX’s ongoing, evidence-based campaign to document detentions and arrests related to online freedom of speech in Lebanon.
#KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe
More than 170 organizations from over 60 countries that make up the #KeepitOn Coalition reacted to a reported internet shutdown in Zimbabwe.
Will Syria follow in the UAE’s footsteps and censor VoIP services?
The Syrian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it may soon begin blocking voice and video calls on WhatsApp and other Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
A snapshot of digital rights coverage in the MENA region
SMEX interviewed 15 MENA journalists and civil society researchers to discuss challenges and opportunities of covering digital rights.
ZooPark: New spyware campaign targets Android users in the Middle East
A cyber espionage campaign active since at least June 2015 is stealing private data from Android mobile devices in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Iran.
Life after sentencing for MENA’s political detainees
In December, MENA activists focused on the plight of political detainees serving lengthy and unjust sentences in obscurity.
Why Yemen’s internet shutdowns are so dangerous to civilians
Blocking of news sites and internet shutdowns follow renewed attacks on journalists.
Unapologetic crackdowns on dissent as greater instability rocks MENA
As the saga of Saudi’s hunted elites commanded attention across the Middle East and North Africa this November, news of the region’s less powerful prey fell by the wayside. Authorities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Morocco, and Egypt went after protesters, journalists, and human rights defenders critical of their regimes.