Freedom of Expression

The Legacy and Future of the Internet in the Arab World

The Fight for Arab Web Spaces

by Christoph Sydow

The regimes of the Arab world are turning the thumbscrews on their citizens online. And yet social media continues to transform the region long after Arab Spring.

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The Legacy and Future of the Internet in the Arab World
A public lecture at the Kocaeli Academy for Solidarity, founded by a group of Turkish academics who were fired from their official positions
Academics Suffer Under Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown

Fired But Still Teaching

by Joris Leverink

Fired from their university jobs after signing a petition calling for peace, a group of Turkish academics from the town of Izmit have founded their own academy and are continuing to teach.

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