We, a collective of human rights and civil society organizations, urge tech companies to immediately take strict measures to protect their users from harm in light of the escalating events…
October 12, 2023 CC: Mr. Li Junhua of China, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Mr. Vint Cerf, IGF Leadership Panel Chair, and Ms. Maria Ressa, Vice-Chair Mr. Chengetai…
Haifa – Ramallah, October 12, 2023, As of Yesterday, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media has detected more than 19,000 cases of hate speech and…
This article was written by Tara Aziz and published on Global Voices on September 6, 2023. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the Iranian border, the Iraqi town of Halabja…
In a moment when free speech is under direct threat in Iraq, our recent needs assessment with Open Archive offers an insightful glimpse into the realities, challenges, and opportunities that…
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…
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…
