Region: Africa
Uganda Blocks Facebook Ahead of Contentious Election
13 Jan 2021
Africa na internet: ni ibihe bihugu vyayiciye,vyabikoze gute?
13 Jan 2021
Uganda Government Directs Social Media Shutdown Ahead Of Elections Day
12 Jan 2021
Uganda’s Revolution Will Be Livestreamed
11 Jan 2021
Internet shutdowns threaten elections in Uganda
11 Jan 2021
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Amidst a growing crackdown on media, human rights defenders, and opposition politicians, the Republic of Uganda will hold general elections on Thursday, January 14. Access Now is calling on authorities to #KeepItOn.
Why communication blackout in Ethiopia is a very bad idea
8 Jan 2021
Access Now tells the 9th Circuit Court: NSO Group cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts
23 Dec 2020
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Access Now and civil society partners join the WhatsApp v. NSO Group lawsuit by filing an amicus brief that discloses stories of those who survived the Pegasus spyware attack. The amici call for NSO to be held accountable for targeting civil society around the world.
Tanzania ‘using Twitter’s copyright policy to silence activists’
22 Dec 2020
Tanzania inatumia uzimaji wa mtandao kama silaha. Watanzania wazungumza.
19 Dec 2020
From India to Rwanda, the victims of NSO Group’s WhatsApp hacking speak out
18 Dec 2020
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Five human rights defenders who suffered from the NSO Group WhatsApp hack have stepped forward to tell their stories — sharing how their governments used NSO Group’s products to surveil them, and consequences they have faced as a result.