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Mohamed Mandour (he/him/his)

Senior Researcher | Middle East and North Africa
Committee to Protect Journalists

Mohamed Mandour is the Senior Researcher for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). He holds a master's degree in human rights, with a minor in law and a concentration in national security and accountability, from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School.

He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the International Strategy Forum (ISF), where his research examines AI decision-support systems and drone warfare, with a focus on the accountability gaps created by the integration of artificial intelligence into military targeting operations.

Before joining CPJ, Mandour was a Bassem Sabry Research Fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy and was recognized as an Emerging Expert by the Forum on the Arms Trade.

His research focuses on press freedom, technology policy, transnational and digital repression, and the use of artificial intelligence in warfare, with a particular emphasis on the MENA region. He is currently examining the use of drones to target, surveil, and intimidate journalists across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, and Ukraine.

His work has been cited by major outlets including The Washington Post and The Guardian.

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