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Bringing together regional and international experts to delve into the incidents of internet shutdowns documented in 2020 during elections, and explore how stakeholders can work together to raise awareness about these acts of repression, and hold governments accountable.…
23 November 2020
Access Now, Article 19, Fortify Rights, and seven others are calling on authorities in Myanmar to immediately end criminal proceedings against, and release from detention, all those charged in relation to recent protests shining a spotlight on human rights violations and internet shutdowns in Rakhine and Chin states.…
23 November 2020
This nomination has serious implications, not only for how Brazil’s data protection law will be implemented, but also for any adequacy determination, the advancement of global data protection standards, and the guarantee of independence of the data protection authority. …
10 November 2020
The government of Myanmar has a long history of implementing targeted internet shutdowns, slowdowns, and throttling. With the country’s federal election scheduled for November 8, Access Now calls for stable and open internet and digital communication channels across all states.…
6 November 2020
Access Now is calling out the Council of the European Union for failing to reconsider and strengthen the EU dual-use recast compromise amendments. Council members must urgently reevaluate their positions to meet their human rights obligations. …
5 November 2020
Numerous reports have emerged that Telegram and VPNs have been blocked in Cuba. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling for transparency, and to ensure internet and digital communications channels are secure, accessible, and open at all times.…
5 November 2020
Desde el 14 de octubre, han surgido numerosos reportes señalando que Telegram, una popular aplicación de mensajería, y algunas herramientas de evasión como las redes privadas virtuales (VPN), han sido bloqueadas en Cuba.…
5 November 2020
Muchos usuarios en Cuba han señalado que no han podido acceder a Telegram desde el 14 de octubre de 2020 y tampoco a algunas redes privadas neutrales (VPN por sus siglas en inglés) que permiten a los ciudadanos el acceso a estas plataformas, lo que podría mostrar un intento deliberado de las autoridades cubanas para restringir el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales como la libertad de opinión y expresión, así como el derecho de acceso a la información, a través de estos canales.…
5 November 2020
There have been numerous reports that Telegram is not working in Cuba. Many users have pointed out that they have not been able to access the application since October 14, 2020.…
5 November 2020
Austrian-owned A1 Telekom Austria Group must acknowledge its role in election-related internet shutdowns in Belarus, maintain free and open internet, and resist and denounce any and all future orders by the Alyaksandr Lukashenka government to interfere with internet access.…
4 November 2020