Freedom of expression

Investigations

Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware  

Mohammad Al-Maskiti – Bill Markzack
The devices of four Jordanian human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists were hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware between August 2019 and December 2021. The targets include those working against corruption in Jordan. 
Investigations

Yemen: Where is the God that my Mother calls Every Night?

Hind Al Aryani
Confronted with war, devastation and armed groups that rule in the name of religion, more and more young Yemenis are turning towards atheism.
Investigations

Lebanon: (Fake) Twitter Accounts Continue to Incite

Mariam Seifeddine
Fake accounts are like an unofficial arm of campaigns linked to Hezbollah. These are accounts that omit a name or clear identity, but work in a way that seems coordinated in terms of a unified message and the target.
Investigations

Egypt’s War on Books

Reed Matar
The Cairo International Book Fair attracted record crowds, despite the many banned books and silenced voices of writers and publishers. Some have been deported from the country altogether. Meanwhile, the Saudi pavilion had no fears of being accused of extremism.
News

Egypt: The Attack on Mona Zaki and The State of Denial

Eman Adel
“What makes the attack on the film laughable is the fact that it is a remake of the Italian movie Perfect Strangers, which was shown at the 2016 Cairo Film Festival, winning both the Best Screenplay Award and the Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film, and went on to be screened in Egyptian cinema.”
News

Beirut Blast: Media Freedom of Expression and the Challenge of Justice

Daraj
The systematic campaign against Judge Bitar was accompanied by a number of fraudulent maneuvers in which the ruling forces managed to evade punishment and to disrupt and obstruct the investigation.
Culture

Egypt: Where a Facebook Post May Land You in Prison for a Decade (1)

Rana Mamdouh
Kafka meets Orwell in Egypt’s surreal brave new world, where a like, share or post on Facebook may land you behind bars for “supporting terrorism” or “insulting the regime.” We present five case studies.
Opinion

A Little Justice for Jamal Feels like a Little Justice for Us All

Alia Ibrahim
“The dark times for those fighting for human rights, freedom of speech and democratic reform are about to get darker, but today a little justice was done to Jamal …”
Opinion

On Fear… And “Anything but the Prophet”

Siban Hota
Within these days witnessing the continuous escalation between Erdogan and Macron, suddenly you’re afraid of being killed, when you had fled thousands of kilometers away, only to meet them here again as sleeper cells, ready to raise knives and swords to cut any neck.
News

“Anything But God’s Prophet” … Including Freedom of Expression

Hussein Alwaday
The Muslim world’s clash with freedom of expression is long and problematic. The campaign currently spread under the slogan “Anything But God’s Prophet” appears to be another addition to the unnecessary clash between Islam and freedom of expression.

The English Section of Daraj News is co-supported by Anne Avis

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