Ending internet shutdowns to #KeepItOn
Internet shutdowns pose a threat to human rights around the world. They harm everyone: businesses, emergency services, journalism, human rights defenders, and demonstrators. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition work with stakeholders across sectors to end internet shutdowns worldwide.
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#KeepItOn: Eswatini authorities shut down internet to quell protests, ask people to email grievances
Access Now is calling for an immediate reinstatement of internet access across Eswatini after authorities shut down the internet yesterday, June 29, in response to large-scale pro-democracy protests. …
21 October 2021
Press Releases
يجب على الانتخابات العراقية ألا يشوبها حجب الإنترنت
للقراءة بالانجليزية / Read in English لا لحجب الإنترنت في العراق أثناء الانتخابات القادمة – تطالب منظمة اكساس ناو وائتلاف مقاومة حجب الإنترنت (#KeepItOn) بإبقاء الإنترنت مفتوحة ومؤّمنة ويسهل الوصول إليها للجميع. “يجب على تاريخ العراق الطويل في حجب الإنترنت…
6 October 2021
Blog
Voices from Tigray: ongoing internet shutdown tearing families, communities, businesses apart
Since the start of the Tigray conflict in November 2020, warring parties in Ethiopia have used internet and telecommunication shutdowns as a weapon to control and censor information.…
13 September 2021
Blog
Four ways the international community can protect Belarusian civil society under attack
One year after Belarus’ disputed 2020 elections, government crackdowns have made it nearly impossible for civil society to operate within the country. Here’s how the international community can help.…
3 September 2021
Access Now in the News
The draconian rise of internet shutdowns
Gian Volpicelli, Wired
2 September 2021