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Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights

16 Mar 2023

Through an open letter, Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s Parliament to immediately reject the new anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights
16 Mar 2023
Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights
Release Salma al-Shehab

Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill

16 Mar 2023

Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s parliament to immediately reject the new repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
16 Mar 2023
Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities in Iran to immediately reinstate full internet access across the country.

#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
#KeepItOn 2022 Report: Weapons of control, shields of impunity - internet shutdowns in 2022

Internet shutdowns in Africa: fewer offenders in 2022, still causing harm

28 Feb 2023

Access Now’s new report, “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022,” unpacks internet shutdowns in Africa and globally.

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Internet shutdowns in Africa: fewer offenders in 2022, still causing harm
28 Feb 2023
Internet shutdowns in Africa: fewer offenders in 2022, still causing harm
#KeepItOn 2022 Report: Weapons of control, shields of impunity - internet shutdowns in 2022

Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity

28 Feb 2023
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Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
28 Feb 2023
Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
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#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections

16 Feb 2023

Authorities in Nigeria must not shut down social media or in any way interfere with internet access throughout the upcoming elections.

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#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections
16 Feb 2023
#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections
#KeepItOn 2023 election watch|Tweet to authorities in Benin|Tweet to #KeepItOn in DRC|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Eswatini|Tweet to the government of Gabon|Tweet to authorities in Liberia|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Mali|Tweet to president Muhammadu Buhari|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Pakistan|Tweet to Authorities in Sierra Leone|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Somaliland|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Thailand|Tweet to the president of Togo|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Turkmenistan|Tweet to #KeepItOn in Zimbabwe

Open letter: the government of Nigeria must keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure during the 2023 general elections and beyond

16 Feb 2023

Through an open letter, the #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities in Nigeria to keep the internet and social media platforms open during the elections.

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Open letter: the government of Nigeria must keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure during the 2023 general elections and beyond
16 Feb 2023
Open letter: the government of Nigeria must keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure during the 2023 general elections and beyond
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Ethiopian authorities must stop blocking social media

10 Feb 2023

Authorities in Ethiopia must immediately reinstate full access to social media platforms across the entire country, and put an end to censorship.

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Ethiopian authorities must stop blocking social media
10 Feb 2023
Ethiopian authorities must stop blocking social media