Iraq: Draft laws threaten rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly The Iraqi government has re-introduced two draft laws to the Parliament which, if passed, would severely curtail the…
you’re invited to fill the survey here OpenArchive is partnering with digital rights defenders in Iraq to strengthen archiving efforts and workflows in the region OpenArchive is partnering with the…
When Umm Fahd danced in the stadium while watching the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in the Al-Basra governorate in early 2023, she did not expect to be summoned for questioning…
On June 5, 2022, Iraq’s Security and Defense Parliamentary Committee announced that it will reintroduce the Cybercrime Draft Law for parliament to vote on during its current session. The law…
148 organizations and businesses have signed our statement of support (list below) Strong encryption is a critical technology that helps keep people, their information, and communications private and secure. It…
Sign form below PREAMBLE Based on our commitment to upholding the principles of justice and integrity for the Iraqi elections in 2021 and the subsequent period of government formation, we…
“Facebook can’t be down, can it?”, we thought, for a second. Today at 15:51 UTC, we opened an internal incident entitled “Facebook DNS lookup returning SERVFAIL” because we were worried…
We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the recent decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board on Facebook’s unjustified removal of news content related to the recent Israeli aggression on Palestine under its Community…
