Press releases
Jordan passes flawed data protection law
Jordan has finally passed a data protection law. However, the text still ignores major shortcomings.
EU policymakers: regulate police technology!
Civil society calls on EU policymakers to regulate policy technology.
شركة إكس لإيلون ماسك يجب أن تضمن السلامة لمستخدميها، مع إصدار السلطات السعودية أول عقوبة إعدام لمجرد النشاط على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي
أكساس ناو تنضم إلى الشركاء في دعوة شركة إكس لإيلون ماسك للأولوية في حماية مستخدميها، عقب إدانة فرد بالإعدام من قبل السلطات السعودية استنادًا فقط إلى نشاطهم على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي.
Elon Musk’s X must ensure safety of users, as Saudi authorities issue first death sentence solely for social media activity
Access Now joins partners in urging Elon Musk’s X to prioritize the protection of its users, following the sentencing of an individual to death by Saudi Arabian authorities solely based on their social media activity.
COP28: UAE authorities must stop greenwashing human rights abuses
Open letter: Governments must address UAE human rights abuses ahead of COP28
Access Now and over 200 organizations call on governments to address the UAE’s human rights abuses ahead of COP28.
Exiled media under attack: Access Now documents first-time use of Pegasus against Russian journalist
A new investigation by Access Now and Citizen Lab reveals first-time use of Pegasus spyware against exiled Russian media.
Authorities in Ethiopia must restore internet access in Amhara
Preserving freedom in crisis: Ethiopia’s internet shutdowns must not become the norm
Authorities in Ethiopia must stop the trend of internet shutdowns and restore access to the internet in Amhara.
Joint statement: EU legislators must close dangerous loophole in AI Act
Big Tech has lobbied to introduce a major loophole to the EU AI Act’s high-risk classification process. We call on EU legislators to maintain a high level of protection in the AI Act.
Stop mass surveillance in India: the government must be held accountable
Access Now demands that the Indian government’s surveillance impunity ends now.
19 civil society organizations call on US administration to press the UAE to release Ahmed Mansoor ahead of COP 28
In a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, we urge him to call upon the UAE government to promptly and unconditionally release Ahmed Mansoor.
Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
By refusing to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta has missed a crucial opportunity to oppose incitement to violence and hate speech online.
بيان تضامني مع منصة “متصدقش” للصحافة المستقلة والمتخصصة في التحقق الإخباري
تدين منظمات المجتمع المدني، ووسائل الإعلام والصحافة المستقلة، والأفراد الموقعين أدناه، استهداف أجهزة الأمن المصرية لمنصة “متصدقش” الصحفية المستقلة المتخصصة في التحقق الإخباري.
Joint statement on petition to ban TikTok in Kenya
Kenya’s members of parliament must uphold freedom of expression and reject call to ban TikTok.
Kenyan parliament must reject petition to ban TikTok
Open letters
Joint Civil Society Letter to the European Commission on the enforcement of the GDPR
#KeepItOn: A call to the government of Sierra Leone — keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure throughout the 2023 elections
Sierra Leone must ensure that the internet and social media platforms remain accessible prior to, during, and after the general election scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2023.
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
ننضم إلى المجتمع المدني في دعوتنا لشركة مايكروسوفت بتعليق خططها لمراكز البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية إلى أن تُبيّن الشركة كيف ستخفف الانتهاكات الحقوقية المحتملة.
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans
We join civil society in calling on Microsoft to suspend its data center plans in Saudia Arabia until it can demonstrate how it will mitigate potential rights abuses.
Statements
EU policymakers: regulate police technology!
Civil society calls on EU policymakers to regulate policy technology.
Open letter: Governments must address UAE human rights abuses ahead of COP28
Access Now and over 200 organizations call on governments to address the UAE’s human rights abuses ahead of COP28.
Preserving freedom in crisis: Ethiopia’s internet shutdowns must not become the norm
Authorities in Ethiopia must stop the trend of internet shutdowns and restore access to the internet in Amhara.
Joint statement: EU legislators must close dangerous loophole in AI Act
Big Tech has lobbied to introduce a major loophole to the EU AI Act’s high-risk classification process. We call on EU legislators to maintain a high level of protection in the AI Act.
19 civil society organizations call on US administration to press the UAE to release Ahmed Mansoor ahead of COP 28
In a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, we urge him to call upon the UAE government to promptly and unconditionally release Ahmed Mansoor.
بيان تضامني مع منصة “متصدقش” للصحافة المستقلة والمتخصصة في التحقق الإخباري
تدين منظمات المجتمع المدني، ووسائل الإعلام والصحافة المستقلة، والأفراد الموقعين أدناه، استهداف أجهزة الأمن المصرية لمنصة “متصدقش” الصحفية المستقلة المتخصصة في التحقق الإخباري.
Joint statement on petition to ban TikTok in Kenya
Kenya’s members of parliament must uphold freedom of expression and reject call to ban TikTok.
#KeepItOn: our call to guarantee open and secure internet access during upcoming elections in Gabon
Governments across Africa must ensure people can access the internet when they need it the most. This election, we urge Gabon to #KeepItOn.
#KeepItOn : Notre appel pour le maintien de l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé lors des prochaines élections au Gabon
Les gouvernements d’Afrique doivent garantir que les citoyens puissent accéder à un Internet ouvert et accessible #KeepItOn.
In solidarity with Egyptian fact-checking and independent media platform Matsadaash
We stand in solidarity with Egyptian fact-checking and independent media platform Matsadaash, following its recent targeting by Egyptian security services.
The government of Manipur must put an end to the ongoing internet shutdown impacting millions
All internet shutdowns violate a range of human rights.The #KeepItOn coalition demands that internet access be fully restored in Manipur.
KeepItOn ジンバブエ政府への要請：2023年の選挙期間中、インターネットとソーシャルメディア・プラットフォームはオープンで安全な状態を維持せよ
アフリカの国々は、そして世界の国々は、人々が最も必要とするとき、つまり重要な国家的イベントのときに、オープンでセキュアで無料のインターネットにアクセスできるようにしなければならない。今回の選挙で、私たちはジンバブエ政府に#KeepItOnを強く求める。
#KeepItOn: A call to the government of Zimbabwe— keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure throughout the 2023 elections
Zimbabwe must ensure open and secure internet access when people need it the most — during the 2023 elections.
Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns
セネガル政府が最近のセネガルの政情不安に対応してインターネット遮断を武器化したことを非難し、当局がこの危険な検閲手段をエスカレートさせていることに終止符を打つよう要求する
على السلطات الإماراتية الإفراج عن المسجونين ظلماً قبل مؤتمر المناخ “كوب 28”
يتعين على سلطات الإمارات العربية المتحدة أن تفرج عن جميع المسجونين ظلمًا في البلاد، قبل بدء فعاليات مؤتمر المناخ كوب ٢٨
UAE must release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
Authorities in the UAE should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the start of COP28.
