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Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan

1 Feb 2024

Access Now launched the new investigation report on how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan.

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Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan
1 Feb 2024
Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan

An open letter to the RightsCon community about RightsCon Costa Rica and what comes next

31 Aug 2023

We explain the challenges and exclusion some participants faced, apologize and take accountability for our role, and share thoughts on the road ahead.

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An open letter to the RightsCon community about RightsCon Costa Rica and what comes next
31 Aug 2023
An open letter to the RightsCon community about RightsCon Costa Rica and what comes next

Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011

2 Jun 2022

Alaa Abd El Fattah, prominent Egyptian activist gives a keynote address on the first day of RightsCon at Silicon Valley.

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Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011
2 Jun 2022
Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011

الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011

2 Jun 2022

ألقى علاء عبد الفتاح ، الناشط والمدون ومطور البرمجيات المصري البارز ، الكلمة الرئيسية في اليوم الأول من رايتس كون في وادي السيليكون.

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الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011
2 Jun 2022
الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011
Digital rights

Access Now’s statement on Myanmar at the U.N. Human Rights Council

23 Mar 2022

Myanmar’s military is engaged in a digital coup, and the international community must act. We spoke at the United Nations on Myanmar during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council to offer our recommendations.

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Access Now’s statement on Myanmar at the U.N. Human Rights Council
23 Mar 2022
Access Now’s statement on Myanmar at the U.N. Human Rights Council

Let us know how you’d like to be a part of the digital rights movement

15 Feb 2022

Take this quick survey to help create an internet that better respects human rights.

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Let us know how you’d like to be a part of the digital rights movement
15 Feb 2022
Let us know how you’d like to be a part of the digital rights movement
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Dear Big Tech: Don’t help Russia deplatform civil society

31 Jan 2022

Russia wants social media platforms to block human rights group OVD-Info. Here’s why they should fight to keep OVD and other rights groups online.

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Dear Big Tech: Don’t help Russia deplatform civil society
31 Jan 2022
Dear Big Tech: Don’t help Russia deplatform civil society
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Virtual worlds, real people: human rights in the metaverse

10 Dec 2021

Access Now and EFF call on governments and companies to address the risks that XR technologies and the “metaverse” pose to human rights.

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Virtual worlds, real people: human rights in the metaverse
10 Dec 2021
Virtual worlds, real people: human rights in the metaverse
internet shutdown #KeepItOn

Cancelled event — Voices from Ethiopia: Living through internet shutdowns

3 Nov 2021

Access Now has cancelled the event “Voices from Ethiopia: Living through internet shutdowns,” scheduled for November 4, 2021.

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Cancelled event — Voices from Ethiopia: Living through internet shutdowns
3 Nov 2021
Cancelled event — Voices from Ethiopia: Living through internet shutdowns
U.N. Joint Statement RightsCon

Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online

28 Oct 2021

Before the United Nations Security Council, Access Now explained proactive ways to address and counter hate speech online.

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Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online
28 Oct 2021
Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online