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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.

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Facebook Promises More Support For Human Rights

17 Mar 2021
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Facebook Promises More Support For Human Rights
17 Mar 2021
Facebook Promises More Support For Human Rights
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Coto a los gobiernos que espían

17 Mar 2021
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Coto a los gobiernos que espían
17 Mar 2021
Coto a los gobiernos que espían
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After nearly two decades in the dark, Facebook releases its human rights policy

16 Mar 2021

Facebook released a long-overdue human rights policy outlining commitments across all of its products and services — but the policy’s impact largely depends on leadership’s yet-to-be-seen investment in its implementation.

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After nearly two decades in the dark, Facebook releases its human rights policy
16 Mar 2021
After nearly two decades in the dark, Facebook releases its human rights policy
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Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté

16 Mar 2021

Les autorités de la République du Congo doivent garder internet ouvert, accessible et sécurisé pendant toute la période de l’élection présidentielle de 2021.

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Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté
16 Mar 2021
Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté
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#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Congo

16 Mar 2021

Des nations à travers l’Afrique et dans le monde coupent intentionnellement internet lorsque les populations en ont le plus besoin – pendant les élections et les événements nationaux importants. Durant cette élection, nous exhortons la République du Congo à #KeepItOn.

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#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Congo
16 Mar 2021
#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Congo
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Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected

16 Mar 2021

Update: March 22 — To the dismay of the #KeepItOn coalition and the international community, authorities in the Republic of the Congo shutdown the internet on the eve of the presidential election.

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Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected
16 Mar 2021
Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected
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#KeepItOn: Open letter to keep the internet open and secure during elections in the Republic of the Congo

16 Mar 2021

Nations across Africa, and the world, are intentionally shutting down the internet when people need it the most — during elections and important national events. This election, we urge the Republic of the Congo to #KeepItOn.

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#KeepItOn: Open letter to keep the internet open and secure during elections in the Republic of the Congo
16 Mar 2021
#KeepItOn: Open letter to keep the internet open and secure during elections in the Republic of the Congo
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U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist

15 Mar 2021

Access Now joins the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and civil society organizations from around the world in welcoming and supporting a joint declaration by U.N. member states condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt — both online and off.

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U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist
15 Mar 2021
U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist
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بيان صحفي حول تقرير مقاومة حجب الإنترنت (#KeepItOn) لسنة 2020:

15 Mar 2021

أصدرت Access Now و ائتلاف #KeepItOn تقرير عن أخبار حجب الإنترنت يتضمن بيانات عن عام 2020 بأكمله

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بيان صحفي حول تقرير مقاومة حجب الإنترنت (#KeepItOn) لسنة 2020:
15 Mar 2021
بيان صحفي حول تقرير مقاومة حجب الإنترنت (#KeepItOn) لسنة 2020:
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Tim Berners-Lee says Africa’s internet shutdowns shouldn’t be tolerated

12 Mar 2021
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Tim Berners-Lee says Africa’s internet shutdowns shouldn’t be tolerated
12 Mar 2021
Tim Berners-Lee says Africa’s internet shutdowns shouldn’t be tolerated