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
Despite serving a prejudiced and unfair five-year long prison sentence, British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains unlawfully imprisoned by Egyptian authorities.
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All democratic forces must act for a strong and independent civil society
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democracy.
Joint appeal for Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Fourth year under Myanmar military’s digital iron curtain
Joint statement on emerging digital laws in Bangladesh
Access Now urges the Interim Government of Bangladesh to ensure its approach to digital governance reforms to ensure is rights-based.
Lives on hold: internet shutdowns in 2024
The 2024 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data.
Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 296 internet shutdowns in 2024 — the highest number since 2016.
Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression
Given the escalating use of free speech claims as a shield for inciting hatred and violence, it is more urgent than ever to reaffirm what freedom of expression truly stands for.
Poised to take over TikTok, Oracle is accused of clamping down on Pro-Palestine dissent
Tamil website Vikatan inaccessible after It posted cartoon of PM, no official takedown order confirmed
Kremlin chokes YouTube service, but Russians find ways around it
Oral statement at the GDC stakeholder consultation on AI Scientific Panel and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance
Access Now’s oral statement at the stakeholder consultation on AI Scientific Panel and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance on February 18, 2025.
Oral statement at the Informal Meeting of the UNGA Third Committee
Access Now’s oral statement at the Informal Meeting of the UN General Assembly Third Committee on February 6, 2025.
Joint letter to the EU on Abudlhadi Al-Khawaja and Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
EU must intervene with the Bahraini authorities to secure the release of arbitrarily detained EU nationals.
RightsCon digital rights summit to be held in Taipei for first time
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.