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Curse of digital media

Date: December 1, 2018 – Author: Lucy Lumbe – Publication: Zambia Daily Mail

1 December 2018

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Freedom of Expression

A court case in Uganda could have implications for future internet shutdowns in Africa

Date: November 9, 2018 – Author: Abdi Latif Dahir – Publication: Quartz Africa

9 November 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Time is up: Uganda in court over internet shutdowns that violate human rights

Uganda’s High Court in Kampala will review a legal challenge to the internet shutdowns that took place during the 2016 elections.…

8 November 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica

Our reports cover a country’s human rights obligations, developments since the last review, and pressing examples with evidence to show how rights are being violated or put at risk. …

10 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

#KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure during Cameroon’s election

On behalf of the more than 170 organizations from over 60 countries, the #KeepitOn Coalition urges Cameroon authorities to keep the internet on.…

7 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Cameroon: Never again, or again and again?

There is an ongoing human rights crisis in Cameroon. The international community must act.…

7 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Ethnic Tension in Ethiopia: Dear States in the Horn of Africa, be Wary of Ethnic Tensions in Eastern Ethiopia

Date: August 15, 2018 – Author: Alexander Opicho – Publication: The Nigerian Voice

15 August 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Old habits die hard: Ethiopia blocks internet in the eastern part of the country, again!

Despite a renewed commitment from the government to respect free expression online, Ethiopia has shut down the internet in the entire eastern part of the country amid growing tensions.…

7 August 2018

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Freedom of Expression

An SMS car-tracking app inspired by Cameroon’s internet shutdown is set to spread across Africa

Date: August 3, 2018 – Author: Amindeh Blaise Atabong – Publication: Quartz Africa

3 August 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns

Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.…

2 August 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Will Zimbabwe #KeepItOn during the upcoming election?

Zimbabwe is going into a make-or-break election on July 30, 2018. The question is: Will the government throttle the internet? …

29 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Ethiopia: Verifying the unblocking of websites

Access Now and OONI publish a report showing which sites are no longer blocked in Ethiopia, and call for lifting the block on the remaining sites and reform of the laws that silence dissenting voices. …

3 July 2018