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Alexia Skok

Director - Communications and Engagement

With the Communications and Engagement team, Alexia strives to ensure that human rights in the digital age are at the forefront of the global agenda. Before taking up this exciting role as Director – Communications and Engagement at Access Now, she fought the good fight for civil society and development organisations in Australia, Germany, and Timor-Leste.

Alexia holds a BA (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and an MA (Visual and Media Anthropology) from Freie Universität Berlin.

Alexia was born and bred in Naarm (Melbourne), but lives life to fullest in Germany’s hip capital, Berlin. Her favourite #s include #RefugeesWelcome, #SmashThePatriarchy, and #RollerDerby.

RightsCon 26 Zambia. May 5 - 8, 2026.

Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!

22 Apr 2026
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Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
22 Apr 2026
Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
KeepItOn 2025 Internet Shutdowns Report

Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia the internet was shut down 29 times in seven countries.

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Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

Resistiendo en la oscuridad: apagones de internet en 2025

31 Mar 2026

Hoy, 31 de marzo de 2026, publicamos el nuevo reporte de Access Now y la coalición #KeepItOn, (Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025). El mismo revela al menos 313 apagones en 52 países. En América Latina y el Caribe, el servicio de internet fue interrumpido en cinco ocasiones en dos países: Venezuela y Panamá.

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Resistiendo en la oscuridad: apagones de internet en 2025
31 Mar 2026
Resistiendo en la oscuridad: apagones de internet en 2025
KeepItOn 2025 Internet Shutdowns Report

Blocking millions in MENA: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries. Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), authorities and other actors imposed at least 52 internet shutdowns across 15 countries in 2025, highlighting the continued rise of digital repression across the region.

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Blocking millions in MENA: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Blocking millions in MENA: internet shutdowns in 2025
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

One region, half the world’s shutdowns: internet shutdowns in the Asia Pacific in 2025

31 Mar 2026
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One region, half the world’s shutdowns: internet shutdowns in the Asia Pacific in 2025
31 Mar 2026
One region, half the world’s shutdowns: internet shutdowns in the Asia Pacific in 2025
KeepItOn 2025 Internet Shutdowns Report

Resilience and resistance: internet shutdowns in Africa in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries. In Africa, the internet was shut down 30 times in 15 countries.

Press Release
Resilience and resistance: internet shutdowns in Africa in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Resilience and resistance: internet shutdowns in Africa in 2025
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries.

Press Release
Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025
Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation does no harm

Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW

17 Mar 2026
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Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
17 Mar 2026
Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
VPN Ban

Five years after coup, Myanmar’s digital authoritarianism enters new phase

13 Mar 2026
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Five years after coup, Myanmar’s digital authoritarianism enters new phase
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13 Mar 2026
Five years after coup, Myanmar’s digital authoritarianism enters new phase

Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model

24 Feb 2026

As of January 2026, Arzu Geybulla has joined Access Now as Co-Executive Director, partnering with Alejandro Mayoral Baños to co-lead Access Now through the evolving human rights landscape of the next year and beyond

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Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model
24 Feb 2026
Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model
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