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Iraq: Authorities must Cease Crackdown on Free Speech

By Editor on 8th March 2023 in Iraqi Communications News, Politics, Security

By John Lee. A group of human rights organisations have expressed their deepest concern regarding the Iraqi authorities' recent campaign to crack down on 'indecent content' online. This crackdown, they say, has a chilling effect and will stifle free speech in the country. The statement, which can be read in full here, is signed by […]

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Proposed Laws in Iraq "Threaten Online Speech"

By Editor on 6th April 2012 in Politics, Security

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), has issued the following statement regarding proposed new law on "information technology crimes". (Please click here to download an English translation of the bill by the Centre for Law and Democracy): More than a year after the start of the "Arab Spring," large portions of the Middle East remain in […]

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