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When sanctions undermine human rights online

Sanctions are a preferred foreign policy tool for many states. But they can also harm human rights. Governments, businesses, and civil society must align to protect human rights and democratic values through international sanctions regimes. …

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المملكة العربية السعودية: دعوة لإطلاق سراح اثنين من الويكيبيديين السعوديين

تطالب منظمات المجتمع المدني بالإطلاق الفوري لسراح الطبيبين والناشطين السعوديين اللذين تم توقيفهما عام 2020 بسبب تحريرهما لويكيبيديا.…

18 January 2023

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Freedom of Expression

Saudi Arabia: Call for release of two Saudi Wikipedians

Civil Society calls for the immediate release of two Saudi doctors and internet activists arrested in 2020 for their online activism on Wikipedia.…

18 January 2023

Unsafe anywhere: women human rights defenders speak out about Pegasus attacks

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“حياة تحت المراقبة”: الفلسطينيون ورعب العيش تحت المراقبة

mc-doualiya

12 January 2023

Post header image: "تقنيات مراقبة رقمية للبيع"

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CCTV cameras will watch over Egyptians in new high-tech capital

Context

4 January 2023

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Freedom of Expression

#FreeSherifOsman: UAE must not extradite political commentator to Egypt, where he would face torture

Access Now joins human rights groups in urging the UAE to refrain from extraditing political commentator Sherif Osman to Egypt, where he could face torture.…

19 December 2022

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Freedom of Expression

ينبغي على الإمارات عدم تسليم الناقد السياسي شريف عثمان إلى مصر حيث يواجه خطر التعرض للتعذيب

تضم أكساس ناو صوتها إلى صوت المنظمات الحقوقية في حث الإمارات على عدم ترحيل المعلق السياسي شريف عثمان إلى مصر ، حيث سيكون عرضة لخطر التعرض للتعذيب.…

19 December 2022

Exigimos que las personas puedan #MigrarSinVigilancia: ¡No a la recolección e intercambio masivo de datos biométricos de personas migrantes!

Access Now in the News

FEATURE-In Jordan, refugees scan irises to collect aid. But is it ethical?

Nazih Osseiran, Reuters

13 December 2022

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Freedom of Expression

العالم العربي: كيف يواجه الإعلاميين الإساءات الإلكترونية؟

France24

1 December 2022

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Freedom of Expression

رسالة مفتوحة: قمع مستمر لموظفي المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية

تضم أكساس ناو صوتها إلى الأصوات المنادية بالدعوة الى وضع حد للتدابير التقييدية والتعسفية المفروضة على أعضاء المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية.…

30 November 2022

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Freedom of Expression

Continued repression of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) staff

Access Now joins civil society in calling for an end to the abusive measures imposed on members of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).…

30 November 2022

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Digital Security

به روز رسانی ایران و خط کمک امنیت دیجیتال

Information on Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline and requests for assistance from Iran.…

25 November 2022

Image: surveillance cameras on the street.

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I Spy? COP27 delegates wary of Egyptian surveillance app

Reuters

17 November 2022

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Freedom of Expression

#ProofOfLife: stop the abuse, free Alaa now

In prison, Alaa Abd El-Fattah is receiving medical intervention without authorities informing his family or lawyer. Alaa must be set free.…

10 November 2022

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Privacy

Human rights organizations tell Libyan House of Representatives to immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law

Access Now and partners are calling on Libya’s House of Representatives to immediately repeal the Anti-Cybercrime Law. …

10 November 2022

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Privacy

منظمات حقوقية تطالب مجلس النواب الليبي بإلغاء قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية فورًا

تطالب المنظمات الموقعة على هذا البيان مجلس النواب الليبي بإلغاء قانون الجرائم الالكترونية فورا وتدعو السلطات في ليبيا إلى عدم تطبيقه.
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10 November 2022

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Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah?

The Economist

10 November 2022

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Egypt’s COP27 summit app is a cyber weapon, experts warn

Mark Scott & Vincent Manancourt, Politico

9 November 2022

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Freedom of Expression

#FreeAlaa: At COP 27, Canada Must Speak Out for the Release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

We join Canadian and international civil society in urging the Canadian Government and Parliament to speak up for the immediate release of activist Alaa.…

7 November 2022

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COP27 in Egypt: stop greenwashing, free human rights defenders

Egyptian authorities must free Alaa Abd El-Fattah and all detained activists. Governments at COP27 must work to ensure their swift release.…

4 November 2022

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Freedom of Expression

حياة علاء عبد الفتاح في خطر جسيم طالبوا مصر بالإفراج الفوري عنه

تضم أكساس ناو صوتها الى منظمات حقوق الانسان في دعوة مصر للإفراج الفوري عن علاء وجميع المحتجزين لمجرد ممارستهم السلمية لحقوقهم الإنسانية.
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3 November 2022

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Freedom of Expression

Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!

Access Now joins civil society in calling on Egypt to immediately release Alaa and all those arrested and detained solely for exercising their rights.

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3 November 2022

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#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions

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

21 October 2022

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Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Part of a Global Menace

WIRED

19 October 2022

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Freedom of Expression

به آزار و دستگیری پایان دهید: مقامات ایرانی باید فوراً فن‌آوران و مدافعان حقوق دیجیتال را آزاد کنند

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

14 October 2022