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Ethiopian government internet

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update

6 Jun 2023

Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

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Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
6 Jun 2023
Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
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
Image: Taxonomy of internet shutdowns

#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions

21 Oct 2022

Access Now welcomes the growing global pressure on Iranian authorities to immediately reinstate internet access across the nation.

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#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions
21 Oct 2022
#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions
Protest and human rights

Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders

14 Oct 2022

Civil society is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of digital rights defenders and technologists in Iran.

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Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders
14 Oct 2022
Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders
Ethiopian government internet

With U.S. nudges, Google and others aim to help Iranian protesters

13 Oct 2022
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With U.S. nudges, Google and others aim to help Iranian protesters
13 Oct 2022
With U.S. nudges, Google and others aim to help Iranian protesters
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ایران: هشدار در خصوص بازداشت گسترده مدافعان حقوق بشر در میان اعتراضات

4 Oct 2022
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ایران: هشدار در خصوص بازداشت گسترده مدافعان حقوق بشر در میان اعتراضات
4 Oct 2022
ایران: هشدار در خصوص بازداشت گسترده مدافعان حقوق بشر در میان اعتراضات
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Iran: alarm over mass arrests of human rights defenders amidst protests

4 Oct 2022

Civil society call for an end to the deliberate violence and arrests against human rights defenders, journalists, and activists during the Iran protests

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Iran: alarm over mass arrests of human rights defenders amidst protests
4 Oct 2022
Iran: alarm over mass arrests of human rights defenders amidst protests
Burkina Faso internet

“موت الإنترنت” في إيران

1 Oct 2022
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“موت الإنترنت” في إيران
1 Oct 2022
“موت الإنترنت” في إيران
Ethiopian government internet

Internet freedom activists scramble to help Iranians evade Tehran’s digital crackdown

1 Oct 2022
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Internet freedom activists scramble to help Iranians evade Tehran’s digital crackdown
1 Oct 2022
Internet freedom activists scramble to help Iranians evade Tehran’s digital crackdown
Burkina Faso internet

The world must support people in Iran: sanctions relief helps connect the nation

26 Sep 2022

Access Now supports sanctions relief to keep Iran country connected — to information, platforms for expression, and the outside world.

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The world must support people in Iran: sanctions relief helps connect the nation
26 Sep 2022
The world must support people in Iran: sanctions relief helps connect the nation