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Marwa Fatafta

MENA Policy and Advocacy Director

Marwa leads Access Now’s policy and advocacy work on digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Her work spans a number of issues at the nexus of human rights and technology including content governance and platform accountability, online censorship, digital surveillance, and transnational repression. She has written extensively on the digital occupation in Palestine and focuses on the role of new technologies in armed conflicts and humanitarian contexts and their impact on historically marginalized and oppressed communities. Marwa is a Policy Analyst at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, an advisory board member of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, and an advisory committee member for Bread&Net. Marwa was a Fulbright scholar in the US and holds an MA in International Relations from Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. She holds a second MA in Development and Governance from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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Addressing human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom facilitated by AppLogic Networks in Egypt

12 Feb 2026
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Addressing human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom facilitated by AppLogic Networks in Egypt
12 Feb 2026
Addressing human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom facilitated by AppLogic Networks in Egypt
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From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform

12 Feb 2026

Access Now, alongside several human rights organizations and independent news platforms, are calling on AppLogic Networks (previously Sandvine) to substantiate its announced corporate reforms following its removal from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List.

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From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform
12 Feb 2026
From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform
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Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns

23 Jan 2026
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Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns
23 Jan 2026
Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns
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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict

11 Dec 2025

Access Now’s latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
11 Dec 2025
Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms

11 Dec 2025

Our latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
11 Dec 2025
Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, are writing with great concern regarding media reporting alleging that Microsoft has contributed to grave violations of international law perpetrated by the Israeli authorities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

Microsoft must come clean on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza

10 Oct 2025

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, are writing with great concern regarding media reporting alleging that Microsoft has contributed to grave violations of international law perpetrated by the Israeli authorities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

Press Release
Microsoft must come clean on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
10 Oct 2025
Microsoft must come clean on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
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Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza

10 Oct 2025

Access Now and partners urged Microsoft to immediately end any involvement with Israeli authorities’ systemic repression of Palestinians.

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Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
10 Oct 2025
Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
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#KeepItOn:イスラエルはガザの国際社会からの遮断をやめよ

22 Jun 2025

私たちは、イスラエル当局とすべての関係者に対し、ガザにおけるインターネットと通信サービスへの完全なアクセスを回復するよう求める。

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#KeepItOn:イスラエルはガザの国際社会からの遮断をやめよ
22 Jun 2025
#KeepItOn:イスラエルはガザの国際社会からの遮断をやめよ
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#KeepItOn: Israel must stop cutting Gaza off from the world

19 Jun 2025

We call on authorities in Israel and all relevant actors to restore full access to internet and communication services in Gaza.

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#KeepItOn: Israel must stop cutting Gaza off from the world
19 Jun 2025
#KeepItOn: Israel must stop cutting Gaza off from the world
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Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online

19 Jun 2025

In today’s era of digital warfare, digital ceasefires are cornerstones on the pathway to peace. Access Now has been working with peace-building experts to discuss exactly what a digital ceasefire should look like.

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Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online
19 Jun 2025
Digital ceasefire: the path to peace goes online
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