Press releases
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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.
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 …
Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
It’s official, 2024 was the worst year on record for internet shutdowns.
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。
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.
Ceasefire in Gaza: it’s time to end digital harms and deliver justice
As physical violence appears to be coming to a halt after 15 months in Gaza, Access Now further calls for a digital ceasefire.
The Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom
The Palestinian Authority must reverse its decision to block Al Jazeera websites and lift the suspension of its operations in the West Bank.
Ghana must uphold its record of no shutdowns — during upcoming elections, authorities must #KeepItOn
Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
#KeepItOn in Tanzania: authorities must ensure connectivity during local elections
The #KeepItOn coalition demands that the Government of Tanzania ensure unhindered access to the internet during the upcoming elections.
Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection
Access Now’s new report, Six years of the GDPR: priced out of privacy, presents recommendations for the EU to address the incompatibility of “pay or consent” models with fundamental rights.
حرية التعبير والخصوصية: حقوق محاصرة بالقوانين السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية
في ظل الارتفاع الملحوظ في استخدام القوانين السيبرانية لاستهداف المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان والأصوات المعارضة في المنطقة العربية، تطلق أكساس ناو ورقة سياسات جديدة.
Access Now publica alternativas al “derecho al olvido” en América Latina
Open letters
Joint statement on emerging digital laws in Bangladesh
Access Now urges the Interim Government of Bangladesh to ensure its approach to digital governance reforms to ensure is rights-based.
Joint letter to the EU on Abudlhadi Al-Khawaja and Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
EU must intervene with the Bahraini authorities to secure the release of arbitrarily detained EU nationals.
Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable
The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.
Open letter: the UK government must act now to free Alaa
The undersigned human rights organizations call on the UK government to take immediate action to free Alaa, and save his mother’s life.
Statements
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
بيان مُشترك: المجتمع المدني يُطالب باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
منظمات حقوق الإنسان المُوقّعة أدناه، نحثّ حكومة السعودية على إطلاق سراح جميع المعتقلين الذين اعتقلتهم السلطات السعودية بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت
Joint statement: civil society demands action ahead of Internet Governance Forum
Civil society urges the government of Saudi Arabia to release people imprisoned for their online expression and foster transparency and accountability ahead of IGF 2024.
#KeepItOn: authorities in Pakistan must stop the ongoing suppression of digital rights
The #KeepItOn coalition urges the government of Pakistan to immediately bring an end to the ongoing blatant violation of fundamental rights in the country.
Global coalition of NGOs call for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
Statement on the targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks.
