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West Asia & North Africa · December, 2019

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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from December, 2019

Data protection policy void threatens privacy rights of citizens and refugees in Jordan

Government surveillance is a strong threat to privacy in Jordan

Written by Global Voices MENA, Raya Sharbain

30 December 2019

Scenes from Ma'shour: On the brutal suppression of protests in an Iranian city

"In the days after the horrific incident, the stench of charred corpses in the marshes remained so strong that it reached across the city."

Written by Rahim Hamid

20 December 2019

‘Creating Suspension Between Contradictory States': An interview with artist Parastou Forouhar

Iran-born Forouhar has lived and worked in Germany since 1991

Written by Omid Memarian

10 December 2019

Multiple measures failed to control mis- and disinformation in Tunisia's 2019 elections

Facebook's Ad Library 'failed to provide any measures of transparency'

Written by Yosr Jouini

9 December 2019

Will Algeria disrupt internet access as election day nears?

Algeria has a poor press freedom record.

Written by Farah Souames

9 December 2019

Join Global Voices’ #WritingTowardFreedom Twitter chat on December 11, 2019

'Writing toward freedom: Politics and digital rights in Africa'

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

4 December 2019

About our West Asia & North Africa coverage

Walid El Houri is the West Asia and North Africa Editor. Email him story ideas or volunteer to write.

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