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Felicia Anthonio

#KeepItOn Campaign Manager

Felicia Anthonio works with Access Now as Campaigner for the #KeepItOn Campaign, a global campaign that fights against internet shutdowns. The #KeepItOn coalition is made up of over 210 organizations across the world. Before joining Access Now, she was a Programme Associate at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) where she coordinated the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of free expression organisations in Africa. Felicia led the AFEX’s campaigns and advocacy work on freedom of expression including the safety of journalists, access to information and internet freedoms and digital rights with particular focus on policy reforms that are inimical to the enjoyment of freedom of expression (offline and online). She is a 2019 Fellow of the African Internet Governance School (AfriSIG). She holds a Master’s Degree in Lettres, Langues et Affaires Internationales from l’ Université d’Orléans, France and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French and Psychology from the University of Ghana.
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Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations

24 May 2023

Access Now et la coalition #KeepItOn condamnent fermement les coupures d’internet et la censure des médias dans le pays.

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Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations
24 May 2023
Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations
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Stop shutting down the internet in Guinea: authorities must #KeepItOn amidst protest

22 May 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition strongly condemn the internet shutdowns and media censorship in the country.

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Stop shutting down the internet in Guinea: authorities must #KeepItOn amidst protest
22 May 2023
Stop shutting down the internet in Guinea: authorities must #KeepItOn amidst protest
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Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online

27 Apr 2023

The Ethiopian government must reinstate full internet access across the country, and ensure its future safeguarding.

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Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online
27 Apr 2023
Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online
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Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information

25 Apr 2023

As the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in Sudan escalates, we call on authorities to #KeepItOn.

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Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information
25 Apr 2023
Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information
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Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them

11 Apr 2023

The government of Armenia must immediately scrap any attempt to legitimize internet shutdowns and attacks on freedom of expression.

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Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them
11 Apr 2023
Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East

9 Mar 2023
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Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East
9 Mar 2023
Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East
Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.

#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity

9 Mar 2023

Following reports of a nationwide block on mobile internet access in Mauritania, Access Now urges authorities to immediately reconnect the country. 

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#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity
9 Mar 2023
#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity
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In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses

9 Mar 2023

Access Now’s new joint report examines how authorities in Africa and the Middle East weaponize internet shutdowns to obscure human rights abuses.

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In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses
9 Mar 2023
In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses
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Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN

6 Mar 2023
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Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN
6 Mar 2023
Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

СИЛОҲИ НАЗОРАТ, СИПАРИ БЕҶАЗО: Масдудияти интернет дар соли 2022

28 Feb 2023
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СИЛОҲИ НАЗОРАТ, СИПАРИ БЕҶАЗО: Масдудияти интернет дар соли 2022
28 Feb 2023
СИЛОҲИ НАЗОРАТ, СИПАРИ БЕҶАЗО: Масдудияти интернет дар соли 2022