Freedom of Expression
We work for freedom of expression for all, from circumventing censorship, to promoting rights-respecting solutions to regulating online speech, to standing up for those who are silenced for speaking truth to power.
#FreeAlaa: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
On April 2, 2022, and after years of unlawful imprisonment, mistreatment, and torture, Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah shaved his head and started a hunger strike on the first day of Ramadan.
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From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most
People feel restrictions on digital rights most intensely in situations of crisis, conflict, or disaster. Here’s how we are safeguarding people’s digital rights in times of both war and peace.
Social Media Law in Vietnam Seen as Damaging to Online Debate
Vietnam pressures TikTok to censor more content or face a ban
Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations
Access Now et la coalition #KeepItOn condamnent fermement les coupures d’internet et la censure des médias dans le pays.
Meta shareholders to company leaders: your business model hurts human rights
As the annual shareholder meeting approaches, Meta shareholders ask leadership to review the company’s targeted advertising business model and protect human rights.
رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات
رسالة إلى رئيس الوزراء العراقي للمطالبة بعدم حجب الانترنت خلال امتحانات الشهر المقبل.
Open Letter: The Prime Minister of Iraq must commit to #KeepItOn at the upcoming cabinet meeting, and put an end to internet shutdowns during exams
Access Now and partners send a letter to the Iraqi Prime Minister to #KeepItOn during next month’s exams.
Comunicado conjunto contra la persecución de Oscar Costero
Organizaciones de sociedad civil denuncian la persecución del activista venezolano Oscar Costero
Stop shutting down the internet in Guinea: authorities must #KeepItOn amidst protest
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition strongly condemn the internet shutdowns and media censorship in the country.
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
This guide is meant to help tech companies think through the impacts of their decisions in the context of conflict.
Access Now condemns AMLO’s call to cut funding for Article 19
How Myanmar’s Junta Uses Telecom Companies to Target Journalists
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19
حرية التعبير في تونس: اطار قانوني يشجع على السكوت
يدرس تقرير أكساس ناو الجديد الإطار القانوني والتهديدات التي تؤثر على حرية التعبير والصحافة في تونس.
Freedom of expression at risk in Tunisia: a legal framework that favors silence
Access Now’s new report analyzes the legal framework and threats affecting freedom of expression and press in Tunisia.