Region: Saudi Arabia
Alphabet shareholders want more transparency, less complacency
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
ننضم إلى المجتمع المدني في دعوتنا لشركة مايكروسوفت بتعليق خططها لمراكز البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية إلى أن تُبيّن الشركة كيف ستخفف الانتهاكات الحقوقية المحتملة.
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans
We join civil society in calling on Microsoft to suspend its data center plans in Saudia Arabia until it can demonstrate how it will mitigate potential rights abuses.
U.S. must stand up to human rights abuses in MENA, stop emboldening dictators
Access Now stands in solidarity with civil society organizations calling on the U.S. government to stand up to human rights abuses in MENA.
Free Salma al-Shehab, Saudi’s Twitter activist! Even Big Tech has a role to play
Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab.
Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab
In a joint statement, Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release Salma al-Shehab.
Saudi ‘surveillance city’: Would you sell your data to The Line?
How the world’s biggest investors could transform Big Tech
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) season for the tech sector has come and gone, but the results for Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon tell a surprisingly hopeful story for digital rights advocates.
Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
Access Now is disappointed that Alphabet’s management voted down a proposal to commission a human rights assessment of the planned expansion of Cloud centers at the AGM.
Saudi Google Cloud center: shareholder vote can prevent storm of human rights abuses
Civil society urge Alphabet shareholders to ensure that the company upholds human rights principles before it proceeds with its Saudi Google Cloud center.