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Unilateral decrees by the Trump Administration banning transactions between U.S. persons and businesses and the firms running WeChat and TikTok would deprive millions of people of information and communication tools during a global pandemic, restrict human rights groups from reaching at-risk communities, and suppress free expression just before the U.S. election.…
7 August 2020
Access Now разам з 39 іншымі міжнароднымі праваабарончымі групамі, у тым ліку членамі кааліцыі #KeepItOn – глабальнай сеткі праваабарончых арганізацый, якія працуюць над спыненнем практык адключэння інтэрнэту – і партнёрамі ў Беларусі, настойліва заклікае прэзідэнта Аляксандра Лукашэнкі забяспечыць адкрыты і…
6 August 2020
Access Now вместе с 39 другими международными правозащитными группами, в том числе членами коалиции #KeepItOn — глобальной сети правозащитных организаций, которые работают над прекращением практик отключения интернета — и партнерами в Беларуси, настоятельно призывает президента Александра Лукашенко обеспечить открытый и…
6 August 2020
Access Now and partners are urgently calling on President Alexander Lukashenko to ensure that internet access in Belarus remains open, accessible, and secure during the presidential elections on August 9, 2020.…
6 August 2020
Access now and other organizations write to President Lukashenko to urgently request that the internet and all other communication channels are open, secure, and accessible throughout the election period in the Republic of Belarus. …
6 August 2020
Amplifying its clampdown on freedom of expression online, the Egyptian government is on a campaign to arrest and prosecute women influencers on the emerging social media platform TikTok.…
30 July 2020
Access Now welcomes a new statement from U.N. Special Rapporteurs warning of increased closing of digital spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and embraces their commitment to continue to document the intersection of technology within their mandates. …
30 July 2020
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure the internet and all other communication channels are open, secure, and accessible throughout the country during anti-government protests planned to take place on Friday, July 31, 2020.…
30 July 2020
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition is launching Kill Switch, a six-part podcast series exploring the devastating impact of internet shutdowns on the human rights of people affected by this extraordinary form of anti-democratic oppression.…
27 July 2020
