Events
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Access Now at the 12th edition of CIPESA’s FIFAfrica
Windhoek International Convention Center, Windhoek, Namibia The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2025 (#FIFAfrica25), hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in
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Access Now at India AI Impact Summit 2026
Bharat Mandapam The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is a high-profile international event involving heads of state and government, ministers, senior government officials, international delegations, industry leaders, media, and general
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Advancing Rights-Centered reporting on Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act
Since Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act was passed in 2015, more than two dozen journalists, human rights defenders and whistleblowers have been targeted by authorities, using overbroad prohibitions on “cyberstalking” to punish
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Resisting anti-rights attacks on the LGBTQ+ movement in the digital age
Session description: The rise of the anti-rights movement is accelerating the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people and identity in Africa. In Senegal, the government’s amendment of Article 319 of Senegal’s Penal
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Not AI for Good
Session description: This civil society-led counter-event to the AI for Good Global Summit takes a critical look at the overhyped role of AI in solving humanity's long-standing problems, and at
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From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda
Hybrid Side Event during UNGA81 High-Level Week
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Access Now at CIPESA’s 2026 FIFAfrica
InterContinental Resort, Mauritius The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), will host the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (FIFAfrica26) set to take place
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Stronger together: civil society and the private sector as partners in cybersecurity awareness
Join the next webinar organized by the Digital Security Helpline, to discuss key trends and strategies to keep at-risk actors safe online.
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Digital Borders Exposed: an online launch by Protect Not Surveil
The Protect Not Surveil coalition is proud to launch Digital Borders Exposed, an interactive online tool that exposes the European Union’s digital surveillance infrastructure, which is enabled and encouraged by
