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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.

Protest and human rights

U.S. must stand up to human rights abuses in MENA, stop emboldening dictators

1 Sep 2022

Access Now stands in solidarity with civil society organizations calling on the U.S. government to stand up to human rights abuses in MENA.

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U.S. must stand up to human rights abuses in MENA, stop emboldening dictators
1 Sep 2022
U.S. must stand up to human rights abuses in MENA, stop emboldening dictators

على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن ناشطة حقوق المرأة سلمى الشهاب

29 Aug 2022

في بيان مشترك، تطالب اكسس ناو وشركاؤها في المجتمع المدني السلطات السعودية بالإفراج الفوري عن سلمى الشهاب.

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على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن ناشطة حقوق المرأة سلمى الشهاب
29 Aug 2022
على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن ناشطة حقوق المرأة سلمى الشهاب

Free Salma al-Shehab, Saudi’s Twitter activist! Even Big Tech has a role to play

29 Aug 2022

Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab.

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Free Salma al-Shehab, Saudi’s Twitter activist! Even Big Tech has a role to play
29 Aug 2022
Free Salma al-Shehab, Saudi’s Twitter activist! Even Big Tech has a role to play

Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab 

29 Aug 2022

In a joint statement, Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release Salma al-Shehab.

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Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab 
29 Aug 2022
Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab 
Meta Human Rights

Meta’s Treatment of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment Is an Alarming Precedent for Arabic Speaking Countries

23 Aug 2022

Access Now and partners demand the immediate release of Meta’s India Human Rights Impact Assessment and Palestine’s BSR report.

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Meta’s Treatment of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment Is an Alarming Precedent for Arabic Speaking Countries
23 Aug 2022
Meta’s Treatment of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment Is an Alarming Precedent for Arabic Speaking Countries
Meta Human Rights

From Palestine to India, Meta must step up and protect the rights of the global majority

23 Aug 2022

Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations urge Meta to immediately release the India HRIA report and the Palestine BSR report.

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From Palestine to India, Meta must step up and protect the rights of the global majority
23 Aug 2022
From Palestine to India, Meta must step up and protect the rights of the global majority
internet shutdown #KeepItOn

مقاومة حجب الإنترنت في ليبيا KeepItOn#: على السلطات ضمان الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وفي كامل ليبيا

10 Aug 2022

تدعو منظمة أكساس ناو وشركاؤها جميع السلطات في ليبيا أن تضمن الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وكامل أنحاء البلاد،

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مقاومة حجب الإنترنت في ليبيا KeepItOn#: على السلطات ضمان الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وفي كامل ليبيا
10 Aug 2022
مقاومة حجب الإنترنت في ليبيا KeepItOn#: على السلطات ضمان الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وفي كامل ليبيا
internet shutdown #KeepItOn

#KeepItOn in Libya: authorities must ensure internet connectivity in Tobruk, across nation

9 Aug 2022

Access Now is calling on Libyan authorities at all levels to ensure free and open access to the internet in the city of Tobruk and across the country.

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#KeepItOn in Libya: authorities must ensure internet connectivity in Tobruk, across nation
9 Aug 2022
#KeepItOn in Libya: authorities must ensure internet connectivity in Tobruk, across nation
TikTok

يجب رفع الحجب المستمر على موقع المنصة وعشرات المواقع الإخبارية في مصر

9 Aug 2022

يطالب المجتمع المدني السلطات المصرية بالتوقف الفوري عن حجب موقع “المنصة” والمواقع الإخبارية الأخرى في مصر.

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يجب رفع الحجب المستمر على موقع المنصة وعشرات المواقع الإخبارية في مصر
9 Aug 2022
يجب رفع الحجب المستمر على موقع المنصة وعشرات المواقع الإخبارية في مصر
TikTok

The continued blocking of Al-Manassa and dozens of news websites in Egypt must stop

1 Aug 2022

Civil society is urging the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop blocking Al-Manassa and other news websites in the country.

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The continued blocking of Al-Manassa and dozens of news websites in Egypt must stop
1 Aug 2022
The continued blocking of Al-Manassa and dozens of news websites in Egypt must stop