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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

Civil society must have a seat at the EU Technology Roadmap table
All stakeholders need to work together to find long-term solutions to complex societal issues, which are based on scientific evidence, and are respectful of rights.

How U.S. funding cuts expose civil society to digital attacks

Joint letter on Swedish Data Storage and Access to Electronic Information legislation
Swedish authorities must reject legislation that would force companies to undermine the encryption of their services.

Gabonese authorities must ensure internet access throughout upcoming elections
Authorities in Gabon must ensure unfettered access to the internet throughout the upcoming elections in the country on April 12, 2025.

#KeepItOn: authorities in Gabon must safeguard open and secure internet access during elections
#KeepItOn urges authorities in Gabon to keep the internet, social media, and all communication channels open and secure during the April 12 elections.

#KeepItOn : Nous exhortons les autorités gabonaises à garantir un accès Internet ouvert et
La coalition #KeepItOn exhorte le Gabon à garantir l’accès à Internet et aux réseaux sociaux avant, pendant et après les élections du 12 avril.

Les autorités gabonaises doivent garantir un accès internet libre et sécurisé pendant les élections
Authorities in Gabon must ensure unfettered access to the internet throughout the upcoming elections in the country on April 12, 2025.

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 statement: Myanmar must lift internet restrictions following devastating earthquake

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၌ အဆိုးဝါးဆုံးမြေငလျင်ဒဏ်ခံရချိန်တွင်အင်တာနက်အပါအဝင် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးလိုင်းများ ဆက်လက်ဖြတ်တောက်ထားခြင်းနှင့်အင်တာနက်ကန့်သတ်မှုများ ဆက်လက်လုပ်ဆောင်နေသော စစ်ကောင်စီအား ပြင်းပြင်းထန်ထန် ရှုံချပြီး၊ အဆိုပါ ကန့်သတ်ထားမှုများကို ပယ်ဖျက်ရန်တောင်းဆို

Joint statement: five-point plan for an inclusive WSIS+20 review

Joint appeal for Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Submission on India’s draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules
Access Now’s comments and recommendations on India’s draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.

Comments on MeitY’s report on AI governance guidelines
Access Now’s comments on the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) report on AI governance guidelines.
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Russian internet shutdown that disrupted essential services condemned by rights groups

AI will help make ‘life-or-death’ calls in rammed UK asylum system

Why India’s censorship of news media online without stating reasons is unlawful

La empresa propietaria del software espía Pegasus, condenada a pagar 168 millones de dólares a Meta

Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts

حكم بتغريم شركة “إن إس أو” الإسرائيلية 168 مليون دولار لاختراقها “واتساب”

Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm

NSO Group damages in WhatsApp spyware case could be in the ‘tens of millions,’ experts predict

Defending digital rights: inside Access Now’s global fight for online freedom

Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial

How to protect yourself from phone searches at the U.S. border

Cyber experts offer lukewarm praise for voluntary code governing use of commercial hacking tools

U.S. to sign Pall Mall pact aimed at countering spyware abuses

Making money out of a disaster: fake news in Myanmar quake

Gabon elections – “We urge authorities to ensure unrestricted access to the internet”

Rights group calls on Thai government to end alleged cyberattacks against civil society
Events
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Access Now at Web Summit Vancouver
May 28 All day

Inter-American approach to the AI international regulatory landscape
May 6 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST

Strategic Workshop of the DSA Human Rights Alliance
May 5 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST
