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THE MENA BRIEF
A monthly free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah.
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Egypt targets dissident families, and Iran’s tech-enabled suppression of women
Egypt targets dissident families, and Iran’s tech-enabled suppression of women
August 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEXs Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news…
Naseem Tarawnah
Sep 7, 2023
Searching for Syria’s disappeared, counter-terrorism laws ‘tools of repression’, and…
Searching for Syria’s disappeared, counter-terrorism laws ‘tools of repression’, and…
June 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news…
Naseem Tarawnah
Jul 7, 2023
Battling gendered violence in the Palestinian online civic space, plus rising repression in Tunisia
Battling gendered violence in the Palestinian online civic space, plus rising repression in Tunisia
February 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A special feature on how Palestinian civil society is countering online gendered violence…
Naseem Tarawnah
Mar 1, 2023
New year, violent trends: Escalating violence against media, impunity, and digital oppression in…
New year, violent trends: Escalating violence against media, impunity, and digital oppression in…
January 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Feb 9, 2023
Misinformation in Iran, World Cup double-standards, and immunity
Misinformation in Iran, World Cup double-standards, and immunity
November 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Dec 11, 2022
Restricted civic space at Egypt’s COP27, Qatar curbs reporting at World Cup, and Iran’s impunity
Restricted civic space at Egypt’s COP27, Qatar curbs reporting at World Cup, and Iran’s impunity
October 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Nov 10, 2022
Iran’s women fight for life and freedom, Egypt’s ‘filtered’ climate summit, and Jordan’s shrinking…
Iran’s women fight for life and freedom, Egypt’s ‘filtered’ climate summit, and Jordan’s shrinking…
September 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Oct 6, 2022
Cybercrimes and cyberspies in Saudi Arabia, silencing Palestinian civic space, Sudan’s journalists…
Cybercrimes and cyberspies in Saudi Arabia, silencing Palestinian civic space, Sudan’s journalists…
August 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Sep 6, 2022
The cost of Biden’s fist bump, and Tunisia’s new constitution threatens free expression
The cost of Biden’s fist bump, and Tunisia’s new constitution threatens free expression
July 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Sep 6, 2022
Trolling women’s groups, digital privacy threats, Syrian disinformation and… “normal rainbows”?
Trolling women’s groups, digital privacy threats, Syrian disinformation and… “normal rainbows”?
June 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX…
Naseem Tarawnah
Sep 6, 2022
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