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Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

حجب الإنترنت في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في سنة 2022: تواصل للانتهاكات والإفلات من العقاب

29 Mar 2023

قامت 11 دولة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا بفرض عمليات حجب للإنترنت في 37 مناسبة، حيث تصدّرت إيران هذه القائمة من خلال قطعها للإنترنت 18 مرة.

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حجب الإنترنت في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في سنة 2022: تواصل للانتهاكات والإفلات من العقاب
29 Mar 2023
حجب الإنترنت في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في سنة 2022: تواصل للانتهاكات والإفلات من العقاب
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

Internet shutdowns in MENA in 2022: continued abuses and impunity

29 Mar 2023

In 2022, authorities across the Middle East and North Africa shutdown the internet 37 times — with Iran hitting the kill switch a staggering 18 times.

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Internet shutdowns in MENA in 2022: continued abuses and impunity
29 Mar 2023
Internet shutdowns in MENA in 2022: continued abuses and impunity
#KeepItOn 2022 Report: Weapons of control, shields of impunity - internet shutdowns in 2022

Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender

28 Feb 2023

In 2022, India shut down the internet at least 84 times — more than any country, for the fifth consecutive year. Read “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022.”

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Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender
28 Feb 2023
Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

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
Digital rights

300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses

15 Sep 2020

Access Now and 320 other NGOs and civil society actors, call on U.N. bodies to take immediate action, and put an end to China’s rampant human rights violations.

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300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
15 Sep 2020
300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
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Banning TikTok Is a Human Rights Issue

15 Jul 2020
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Banning TikTok Is a Human Rights Issue
15 Jul 2020
Banning TikTok Is a Human Rights Issue

香港の国家安全維持法への対応は、テック企業にとって「運命の分かれ道」になる

11 Jul 2020
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香港の国家安全維持法への対応は、テック企業にとって「運命の分かれ道」になる
11 Jul 2020
香港の国家安全維持法への対応は、テック企業にとって「運命の分かれ道」になる
|Image: surveillance cameras on the street.

China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong

8 Jul 2020
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China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
8 Jul 2020
China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads

8 Jul 2020
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Hong Kong’s Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads
8 Jul 2020
Hong Kong’s Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads
|Image: surveillance cameras on the street.

New police powers in Hong Kong threaten human rights online

6 Jul 2020

Hong Kong’s new national security law grants sweeping powers to block content, search devices, and intercept communications without independent judicial oversight.

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New police powers in Hong Kong threaten human rights online
6 Jul 2020
New police powers in Hong Kong threaten human rights online