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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How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online
As we mark the IDAHOBIT 2025, we highlight research on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and show how they can lead to digital entrapment and human rights violations.
#KeepItOn: Кремль должен воздержаться от отключений во время национальных праздников и мероприятий
Ниже подписавшиеся решительно осуждают отключения интернета, введённые российскими властями накануне и во время празднования 80-летия Победы во Второй мировой войне.
#KeepItOn: The Kremlin must refrain from imposing internet shutdowns during key national events
The undersigned human rights organizations call on the UK government to take immediate action to free Alaa, and save his mother’s life.
Access Now statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict
We are alarmed by executive orders issued by the Indian government restricting access to an alarming spectrum of online content, including requiring social media platform X to block access to over 8,000 accounts, including those belonging to journalists, human rights organisations, and independent media outlets.
NSO to pay $168 million in damages to WhatsApp for Pegasus spyware hacking
Combating digital threats to safeguard press freedom
How U.S. funding cuts expose civil society to digital attacks
All democratic forces must act for a strong and independent civil society
We call on all democratic forces to oppose disinformation around
the role of civil society organizations to protect the unique role in European
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
