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Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach

17 Jun 2026 •

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn in the strongest possible terms the cyberattack on the World Food Programme (WFP) that took place on May 14, 2026, exposing the personal data of 600,000 Palestinian households in Gaza.

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Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
17 Jun 2026
Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
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Microsoft: it’s time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military

18 May 2026 •

Through a new joint letter, we’re calling on Microsoft to publish the findings of its review into the Israeli military’s use of the company services.

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Microsoft: it’s time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military
18 May 2026
Microsoft: it’s time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military
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Joint letter to Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Azure cloud and AI services

18 May 2026 •

A follow up to our open letter regarding Microsoft’s formal review of recent allegations about Israel’s usage of Azure cloud for the surveillance and targeting of Palestinians.

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Joint letter to Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Azure cloud and AI services
18 May 2026
Joint letter to Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Azure cloud and AI services
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026 •

The 2025 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data on internet shutdowns in 2025.

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When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict

11 Dec 2025 •

Access Now’s latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
11 Dec 2025
Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms

11 Dec 2025 •

Our latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
11 Dec 2025
Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
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Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza

10 Oct 2025 •

Access Now and partners urged Microsoft to immediately end any involvement with Israeli authorities’ systemic repression of Palestinians.

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Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
10 Oct 2025
Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
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Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine

9 Oct 2025 •

Access Now stands with the people of Gaza who are currently living under a complete siege imposed by the Israeli military, indiscriminate airstrikes targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, and the looming threat of a ground invasion that would cause further chaos and violence.

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Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine
9 Oct 2025
Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine
#KeepItOn AnnobĂłn Shutdown Stories

#KeepItOn pide a la ComisiĂłn Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos que ayude a poner fin al apagĂłn de internet en AnnĂłbon

3 Jul 2025 •

Nos dirigimos a usted, Comisionada Topsy-Sonoo, a la ComisiĂłn Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos, y a los Estados parte de la Carta Africana, para que condenen las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas por el gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial, denuncien el prolongado apagĂłn, y contribuyan a restablecer el acceso al internet en AnnobĂłn.

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#KeepItOn pide a la ComisiĂłn Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos que ayude a poner fin al apagĂłn de internet en AnnĂłbon
3 Jul 2025
#KeepItOn pide a la ComisiĂłn Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos que ayude a poner fin al apagĂłn de internet en AnnĂłbon
#KeepItOn AnnobĂłn Shutdown Stories

#KeepItOn call on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to help end the shutdown in Annobón

3 Jul 2025 •

We are petitioning you, Commissioner Topsy-Sonoo, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and individual state signatories to the African Charter to condemn the Equatorial Guinea government’s human rights violations, the prolonged shutdown, and to help reestablish internet access in Annobón.  

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#KeepItOn call on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to help end the shutdown in Annobón
3 Jul 2025
#KeepItOn call on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to help end the shutdown in Annobón