Cyber blackmailers target women in northwest Syria.
25 Feb 2022
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Rights at stake and state’s obligations
Media reported a worrying increase in cases of cyber blackmail and harassment against women in Idlib, northwest Syria. Women in conservative societies are particularly vulnerable to cyber blackmail as the posting of private information and photos may lead to backlash from their community and destroy their reputation.
see The New Arab , Al-Monitor