Press releases
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CPDP must resist pressure to muzzle discussions on Palestine
Human rights NGOs and academics condemn efforts to muzzle discussion of the genocide in Gaza at the 2025 CPDP conference in Brussels.
Civil society warns of human rights risks in Mexico’s telecom reform
Organizaciones alertan por riesgos a derechos humanos en reforma de telecomunicaciones en México
#KeepItOn in Tanzania: President Suluhu’s government must restore access to X now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition unequivocally condemn the blocking of X in Tanzania that started on May 20, 2025. Technical data recorded by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) measurement community shows that the blocking is underway, impacting several mobile networks.
LIBE vote on Europol reform blow to the Commission, but still legitimises an expanding surveillance regime
NSO to pay $168 million in damages to WhatsApp for Pegasus spyware hacking
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.
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.
2024 में किये गए रिकॉर्ड तोड़ इंटरनेट शटडाउन: अधिकारों के हनन में एशिया प्रशांत सबसे आगे
एक्सेस नाउ और #KeepItOn गठबंधन की नई रिपोर्ट ने पाया की पिछले नौ सालों के रिकॉर्ड में, 2024 इंटरनेट शटडाउन के लिए सबसे खराब साल रहा।
အင်တာနက်ပိတ်ဆို့မှုများ အဆိုးဆုံးကြုံရသည့်နှစ် – အာရှပစိဖိတ်ဒေသက ၂၀၂၄ ခုနှစ်အတွက် ရှက်ဖွယ် ကျူးလွန်သူများစာရင်းမှာ ဗိုလ်ဆွဲခဲ့
၂၀၂၄ ခုနှစ်သည် အင်တာနက်ပိတ်ဆို့မှု အဆိုးရွားဆုံး ဖြစ်သည့်နှစ်အဖြစ် တရားဝင် မှတ်တမ်းဝင်သွားသည်။ စံတန်ဖိုးတွေလျော့ကျဖောက်ပြန်လာသည့် …
The worst year in shutdowns: a blow to democracy and human rights in Africa
Worst year for internet shutdowns: Asia Pacific tops the 2024 shame list
Digital violence in MENA : impunity and internet shutdowns in 2024
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report reveals that 41 shutdowns were imposed in 17 countries across the MENA region in 2024.
肆無忌憚的加害者，受害的社群：2024年網路封鎖現況
我們正式的宣佈，2024 年是歷史上網路封鎖最嚴重的一年。
Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
It’s official, 2024 was the worst year on record for internet shutdowns.
Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syria’s digital recovery
Access Now joins the American Coalition for Syria, and over 160 civil society organizations in urging the U.S. government to expand sanctions relief in Syria.
Open letters
Access Now to EU: protect rights, make the GDPR enforceable
Access Now demands action on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Procedural Regulation, ahead of its final trilogue.
#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.
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.
Statements
Authorities in Jordan must lift ban on news sites
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.
CPDP must resist pressure to muzzle discussions on Palestine
Human rights NGOs and academics condemn efforts to muzzle discussion of the genocide in Gaza at the 2025 CPDP conference in Brussels.
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.
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: five-point plan for an inclusive WSIS+20 review
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.
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance
The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.
Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
Authorities in Egypt must reject the proposed draft Criminal Procedure Code and develop a new code that aligns with international human rights standards.
انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
تحث المنظمات الموقعة الحكومة المصرية على ضمان امتثال مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية المقترح مؤخرا لالتزاماتها الدولية في مجال حقوق الإنسان.
#KeepItOn: les autorités doivent rétablir l’accès à Goma et dans toute la RDC
The #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that authorities in the DRC stop imposing internet shutdowns amid the ongoing conflict.
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access in Goma and across the DRC
The #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that authorities in the DRC stop imposing internet shutdowns amid the ongoing conflict.
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights
The #KeepItOn coalition demands the government of South Sudan put an immediate end to the ongoing social media shutdowns in the country.
Two years on, Balgh remains a tool of repression in Iraq
Access Now, along with partner organizations, condemn the Iraqi authorities’ continued use of the Balgh platform to monitor online speech and curtail freedom of expression.
Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation
This statement was written by the AI Act civil society and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions following the EU Commission consultation on the AI Act.
Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case
Access Now welcomes the ruling in the case of WhatsApp v NSO Group, where the U.S. District Court of Northern California found that NSO violated federal and California state hacking statutes.
Joint statement: civil society concerns and priorities for Global Digital Compact implementation
