Region: Armenia
Apple warns Armenians of state-sponsored hacking attempts
Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.
Russia now sends men to war with an electronic summons
Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them
The government of Armenia must immediately scrap any attempt to legitimize internet shutdowns and attacks on freedom of expression.
Open letter: Armenian government must safeguard internet access and freedom of expression, abandon the provisions in law “On the Legal Regime of Martial Law”
Through an open letter, Access Now and partners call on the Armenian government to safeguard internet access.
Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Dictators are using digital tools to repress and suppress democratic dissent, reinforcing digital authoritarianism. Our latest report looks at what’s happening in the EECA region, and how pro-democracy activists are fighting back against digital dictatorship.
Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
“Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” unpacks the tools of oppression in the region, and explores resistance.
Turn TikTok on: authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must not restrict access
Authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must ensure full access to the internet — including social media platform, TikTok — for all, particularly in times of crises.