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Bodily harms: how AI and biometrics curtail human rights

مخاوف من سوء استغلال بيانات بطاقة التعريف البيومترية، حوار مع شريف القاضي

10 Jan 2024
News
مخاوف من سوء استغلال بيانات بطاقة التعريف البيومترية، حوار مع شريف القاضي
Nawaat ↗
10 Jan 2024
مخاوف من سوء استغلال بيانات بطاقة التعريف البيومترية، حوار مع شريف القاضي
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Iraq had world’s largest number of internet shutdowns in 2023 due to exam cheating

9 Jan 2024
News
Iraq had world’s largest number of internet shutdowns in 2023 due to exam cheating
Middle East Eye ↗
9 Jan 2024
Iraq had world’s largest number of internet shutdowns in 2023 due to exam cheating
#StopSilencingPalestine

Genocide in Gaza: the context

6 Jan 2024
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Genocide in Gaza: the context
Al Jazeera ↗
6 Jan 2024
Genocide in Gaza: the context
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جدل حول بطاقات الهوية البيومترية

5 Jan 2024
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جدل حول بطاقات الهوية البيومترية
Africa Press ↗
5 Jan 2024
جدل حول بطاقات الهوية البيومترية
Protest and human rights

Urgent appeal for justice: condemning the unjust prosecution of dozens of Emiratis in the UAE

27 Dec 2023

Access Now joins 40+ organizations in condemning new prosecutions by UAE authorities against over 80 Emiratis, including human rights defenders, accused of supporting a “terrorist organization.”

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Urgent appeal for justice: condemning the unjust prosecution of dozens of Emiratis in the UAE
27 Dec 2023
Urgent appeal for justice: condemning the unjust prosecution of dozens of Emiratis in the UAE
How to stay safe online in the context of conflict in Gaza

Digital threats to press freedom: disinformation, hate speech, biased moderation and deplatforming during the conflict in Gaza

27 Dec 2023
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Digital threats to press freedom: disinformation, hate speech, biased moderation and deplatforming during the conflict in Gaza
Free Press Unlimited ↗
27 Dec 2023
Digital threats to press freedom: disinformation, hate speech, biased moderation and deplatforming during the conflict in Gaza
#StopSilencingPalestine

U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call: #StopSilencingPalestine

15 Dec 2023

U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call to #StopSilencingPalestine. Meta’s censorship of Palestine-related content must end now.

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U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call: #StopSilencingPalestine
15 Dec 2023
U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call: #StopSilencingPalestine
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Israel-Palestine war: How an Israeli Telegram channel is used to incite violence against Palestinians

14 Dec 2023
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Israel-Palestine war: How an Israeli Telegram channel is used to incite violence against Palestinians
Middle East Eye ↗
14 Dec 2023
Israel-Palestine war: How an Israeli Telegram channel is used to incite violence against Palestinians
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Content and platform governance in times of crisis: applying international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law

13 Dec 2023

This new report discusses the application of international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law in content governance in crises.

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Content and platform governance in times of crisis: applying international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law
13 Dec 2023
Content and platform governance in times of crisis: applying international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law
Image: #FreeAlaa Campaign

Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

13 Dec 2023

Access Now joins 33 other freedom of expression and human rights organisations in signing a letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s ongoing imprisonment in Egypt.

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
13 Dec 2023
Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention