Region: Zimbabwe

Internet shutdowns in Africa: fewer offenders in 2022, still causing harm
Access Now’s new report, “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022,” unpacks internet shutdowns in Africa and globally.

Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

The Right to Protest Is Under Siege

Litigators target national internet shutdowns

Don’t stifle free speech: Zimbabwe must #KeepItOn during planned protests
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure the internet and all other communication channels are open, secure, and accessible throughout the country during anti-government protests planned to take place on Friday, July 31, 2020.

Targeted, cut off, and left in the dark: how internet shutdowns became an even greater threat to human rights in 2019
Our new report highlights internet shutdown trends that emerged in 2019, explores the #KeepItOn coalition’s ongoing efforts to fight shutdowns, and examines some of the challenges we foresee for 2020.

Contesting the Legality of Internet Shutdowns

Judges raise the gavel to #KeepItOn around the world
From Zimbabwe to Kashmir to Pakistan and beyond, legal challenges to internet shutdowns are becoming more common — and so are the victories.

#KeepItOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe
Joint letter from #KeepItOn coalition members urging Zimbabwe to end the internet shutdown.