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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2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2024 elections watch to #KeepItOn.
Access Now and KICTANet’s joint memorandum on Kenya’s Assembly and Demonstrations Bill, 2024
Venezuela: digital id as a tool of oppression
Encryption FAQ: encrypted messaging, AI, content moderation, and more
Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel
Human rights organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release political activist Mohamed Adel, and to comply with their duty to protect his life and health.
Joint Statement: Saudi Arabia must free detainees jailed for their online expression ahead of Internet Governance Forum
Access Now, Amnesty International, and civil society partners demand Saudi Arabia free individuals detained for their online expression ahead the UN Internet Governance Forum in Riyadh.
دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
قامت أكساس ناو بإعداد هذا الدليل للأمن الرقمي بهدف تقديم الدعم للأشخاص في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا الذين يسعون لحماية أنفسهم من التهديدات الرقمية والبقاء آمنين على الإنترنت.
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
Access Now, RKS Global, and civil society partners call on Apple to immediately restore all VPN service applications previously removed from its App Store in Russia
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
Access Now и члены гражданского общества просим Apple вернуть заблокированные VPN-сервисы в российский App Store.
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet
Access Now and Russian and international civil society call on Apple to restore all blocked VPN services on the App Store in Russia.
Venezuela’s many means of surveillance and control
Access Now’s statement on French authorities’ detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Access Now, Article 19, and EFF urge the EU Commission to let their enforcement work be guided by evidence rather than political sentiment.
Debates para la rendición de cuentas de las plataformas digitales en el G20
A Latin American perspective on the G20 and digital platforms
Overarching definitions, advisory council’s power: what stakeholders said on draft Broadcasting bill