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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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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
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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).

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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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نحو مستقبل رقمي آمن وحر في سوريا

22 May 2025

رفع العقوبات عن سوريا خطوة مهمة نحو التقدّم، لكن لا يزال أمام السوريين الكثير لبناء مستقبل رقمي حر وآمن ومفتوح.

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نحو مستقبل رقمي آمن وحر في سوريا
22 May 2025
نحو مستقبل رقمي آمن وحر في سوريا
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Reclaiming Syria’s digital future

22 May 2025
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Reclaiming Syria’s digital future
22 May 2025
Reclaiming Syria’s digital future

Digital violence in MENA: impunity and internet shutdowns in 2024

23 Feb 2025

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report reveals that 41 shutdowns were imposed in 17 countries across the MENA region in 2024.

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Digital violence in MENA: impunity and internet shutdowns in 2024
23 Feb 2025
Digital violence in MENA: impunity and internet shutdowns in 2024
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Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression

21 Feb 2025

Given the escalating use of free speech claims as a shield for inciting hatred and violence, it is more urgent than ever to reaffirm what freedom of expression truly stands for.

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Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression
21 Feb 2025
Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression