MENA

OpenArchive has two active partnerships in the MENA region.

In 2023, OpenArchive partnered with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM-Iraq), the first network of digital rights defenders and experts in Iraq, to bolster their archiving efforts and workflows. Established in 2011, INSM-Iraq is a nonprofit, nongovernmental civil society organization that advocates for a free, open, diverse, and safe internet.

OpenArchive and a Sudanese NGO – who wishes to remain anonymous due to security concerns – joined forces in Spring 2023 to strengthen the resources and support for those documenting and archiving injustices at a time of burgeoning crisis and conflict.

Below you’ll find use cases, press releases, and updates from our co-research with our Iraqi and Sudanese community partners.

Regional Updates

Read more about our MENA work in these posts:

05/31/23

Blogs

Memo from Khartoum: Responding to Documenters’ Needs in Escalating Conflict

In a moment of escalating conflict in Sudan, our recent needs assessment with a local human rights organization offers an insightful glimpse into the realities, challenges, and opportunities that Sudanese human rights defenders face as they document and archive evidence of injustice.

05/11/23

Blogs

Memo from Baghdad: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Iraqi Documenters

In a moment when free speech is under direct threat in Iraq, our recent needs assessment with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM-Iraq) offers an insightful glimpse into the realities, challenges, and opportunities that Iraq human rights defenders are facing as they document and archive evidence of injustice.

02/28/23

Press Releases