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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.

ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice

Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice

21 Nov 2024
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Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
21 Nov 2024
Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet

Toward a digital ceasefire

20 Nov 2024

The ascent of cyber warfare is weaponizing our digital world; it’s time to embrace the concept of “digital ceasefire.”

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Toward a digital ceasefire
20 Nov 2024
Toward a digital ceasefire
MENA Cybercrime Laws

حرية التعبير والخصوصية: حقوق محاصرة بالقوانين السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية

14 Nov 2024

في ظل الارتفاع الملحوظ في استخدام القوانين السيبرانية لاستهداف المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان والأصوات المعارضة في المنطقة العربية، تطلق أكساس ناو ورقة سياسات جديدة.

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حرية التعبير والخصوصية: حقوق محاصرة بالقوانين السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية
14 Nov 2024
حرية التعبير والخصوصية: حقوق محاصرة بالقوانين السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية
TikTok ban Kenya

Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 

5 Nov 2024

We condemn the decision issued by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) on 8 September refusing to grant a license to the Fakartany website.

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Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 
5 Nov 2024
Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 
Saudi Arabia Internet Governance

Saudi authorities must end misuse of administrative and judicial measures against released human rights defenders including Loujain al-Hathloul

31 Oct 2024

We call on the Saudi authorities to immediately cease misusing administrative and judicial measures against human rights defenders released from prison.

Press Release
Saudi authorities must end misuse of administrative and judicial measures against released human rights defenders including Loujain al-Hathloul
31 Oct 2024
Saudi authorities must end misuse of administrative and judicial measures against released human rights defenders including Loujain al-Hathloul
Big Tech and the risk of Genocide in Gaza

Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?

10 Oct 2024

Big Tech is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in the war in Gaza.

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Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
10 Oct 2024
Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
Image: #FreeAlaa Campaign

ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه

25 Sep 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released on Sunday, 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence.

Press Release
ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه
25 Sep 2024
ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه
Image: #FreeAlaa Campaign

Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence

25 Sep 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released on Sunday, 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence.

Press Release
Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence
25 Sep 2024
Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence
Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!

L’Intelligenza artificiale e l’occupazione digitale della Palestina

17 Sep 2024
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L’Intelligenza artificiale e l’occupazione digitale della Palestina
Il Mitte ↗
17 Sep 2024
L’Intelligenza artificiale e l’occupazione digitale della Palestina
India fake news

Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel

10 Sep 2024

Human rights organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release political activist Mohamed Adel, and to comply with their duty to protect his life and health.

Press Release
Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel
10 Sep 2024
Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel