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From Malaysia, to Uganda, to Tanzania, there are worrying laws that can send people to jail for what they post online. Here’s how activists are pushing back.

A dynamic new coalition is fighting back against outrageous new bills that would censor the internet and jail people for what they write online.

Civil society groups at RightsCon issued a joint statement on dangerous new legislation in Brazil.

Reports from civil society in East Asia show that while governments are sharing more information about their requests for access to users’ data or restriction of content, sometimes the numbers aren’t adding up.

Facebook’s vice president of Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was arrested in Brazil after the company declined to hand over user information to the police.

Access Now joined 23 Ugandan, African, and international groups to call for action on the internet shutdown during Uganda’s presidential elections.

Holland and India now have some of the strongest rules in the world to protect Net Neutrality, the principles that keep the internet open and free. Will Europe follow their lead?

Last year was a big year in the fight for digital rights across the globe, and we’ve got even bigger plans for the year ahead. Help us increase our impact in 2016!

Through events like Women Hack Day in Tunis, we can inspire the next generation of tech leaders in communities around the world. Help us do even more in 2016!

We work to amplify the voices of users at risk in global forums, fighting to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy human rights in the digital age. Help us do even more in 2016!