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Spotlight: Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights Attacks Gender

Women in the headlines – for all the wrong reasons, plus a round-up of MENA's latest free expression news

Women in the headlines – for all the wrong reasons, plus a round-up of MENA's latest free expression news

2 October 2018
Joey Ayoub for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Two high profile Iraqi women assassinated by unknown gunmen; Nasrin Sotoudeh’s hunger strike; Iran targets dual citizens, foreign nationals; campaigning for Saudi women’s rights activists; plus Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen and Syria.

Middle East & North Africa Highlights
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Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights Attacks

Activists' relatives targeted, Bahrain advocacy, Israel arrests Palestinian journalists

Egypt continues to implement new laws to crack down on dissent; Iran persecutes environmentalists and religious minorities; Israel attacks Palestinian journalists and violates the right to privacy, freedom of expression; Bahrain continues cruel treatment of prisoners of conscience; Lebanon ramps up interrogations of online activists.

‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX ‎ 6 September 2018

Access to Information Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights

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.

‎ Social Media Exchange (SMEX)‎29 August 2018

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Free Expression & the Law

'Instagram celebrities' arrested; death certificates of Syrian activists released; and a step forward in LGBTQI+ rights: MENA in July

While progress on Lebanese LGBTQI+ rights was welcomed, the month included spurious defamation charges, the targeting of Iranian social media users and heartbreak for the families and friends of 151 Syrian activists.

‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX ‎ 1 August 2018

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Gender rights hypocrisy, a Youtube ban, and anti-terrorism legislation used to crush dissent: A dark month in the MENA region

‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Gender 6 July 2018
Mapping cybercrime laws and digital rights violations in the Gulf and nearby region

‎ Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights 30 June 2018
Journalists and rights defenders under fire, Pride cancelled: MENA in May

‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX

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ZooPark: New spyware campaign targets Android users in the Middle East

‎ Social Media Exchange (SMEX)

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‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Gender 2 May 2018
'No Longer Alone': LGBT Voices from the Middle East, North Africa

‎ Human Rights Watch (HRW)

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As UN HRC takes place, governments in the MENA region step up repression

‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Freedom of Assembly 4 April 2018
Honouring women's rights defenders on International Women's Day

‎ Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Gender 9 March 2018
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‎ Joey Ayoub for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks 5 March 2018
MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

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Life after sentencing for MENA's political detainees

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

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How to stay safe while covering protests over Trump's Jerusalem announcement

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

International Middle East & North Africa Attacks 12 December 2017
ARTICLE 19 partners with Grindr to improve protection of LGBTQ+ users in MENA

‎ ARTICLE 19

Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights Attacks Gender 5 December 2017
Unapologetic crackdowns on dissent as greater instability rocks MENA

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Free Expression & the Law 4 December 2017
Nine women from MENA remembered on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

‎ Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Gender 29 November 2017
How repressive Arab regimes are expanding their reach

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Digital Rights 3 November 2017
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‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Free Expression & the Law 2 October 2017
No August reprieve for journalists and activists in the Middle East and North Africa

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Digital Rights 6 September 2017
Collective response vital to protect civic space in the Middle East and North Africa

‎ Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Middle East & North Africa 28 August 2017
MENA round-up: Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press hit hardest in July

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Attacks Freedom of Assembly 1 August 2017
MENA round-up: A clear return to authoritarian tactics across the region

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

Middle East & North Africa Digital Rights Attacks 2 July 2017
Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

‎ Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Vigilance pour la Démocratie et l’État Civique

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Emboldened regimes: Crushing Middle East dissent

‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

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‎ Hiba Zayadin for IFEX

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New report maps legal threats to free expression in the Arab world

‎ Electronic Frontier Foundation

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‎ Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

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