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

3 Nov 2022

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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Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!
3 Nov 2022
Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!
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Musk’s Twitter takeover must not silence activists

2 Nov 2022

Now that tech billionaire Elon Musk has completed his takeover of Twitter, he must protect the voices of human rights defenders across the globe. 

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Musk’s Twitter takeover must not silence activists
2 Nov 2022
Musk’s Twitter takeover must not silence activists
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India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill empowers gov’t to impose internet shutdowns

27 Oct 2022

Int’l coalition alarmed by Indian’s Draft Telecommunication Bill giving power to government to shut down the internet to protect public safety. Internet shutdowns violate human rights.

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India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill empowers gov’t to impose internet shutdowns
27 Oct 2022
India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill empowers gov’t to impose internet shutdowns
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International coalition calls for withdrawal of Draft Indian Telco Bill: provisions threaten end-to-end encryption

27 Oct 2022

International coalition urges India to withdraw Draft Telecommunications Bill, and introduce a revised draft that ensures secure communications and end-to-end encrypted platforms.

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International coalition calls for withdrawal of Draft Indian Telco Bill: provisions threaten end-to-end encryption
27 Oct 2022
International coalition calls for withdrawal of Draft Indian Telco Bill: provisions threaten end-to-end encryption
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Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township

27 Oct 2022

Access Now condemns the ongoing war crimes committed by the military in Myanmar, and its use of internet shutdowns to conceal the atrocities.

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Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township
27 Oct 2022
Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township
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CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record

26 Oct 2022

CSOs call on the UN Resident Coordinator and UN agencies to publicly and pro-actively demand serious improvements to the government’s atrocious human rights record and to start holding it to account.

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CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record
26 Oct 2022
CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record
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#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions

21 Oct 2022

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

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#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions
21 Oct 2022
#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions
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Libyan parliament ignores civil society’s warning, solidifies draconian cybercrime law

19 Oct 2022

Libyan parliament must immediately scrap the dangerous new cybercrime law before it’s used to deny people their fundamental rights

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Libyan parliament ignores civil society’s warning, solidifies draconian cybercrime law
19 Oct 2022
Libyan parliament ignores civil society’s warning, solidifies draconian cybercrime law
Protest and human rights

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

14 Oct 2022

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

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به آزار و دستگیری پایان دهید: مقامات ایرانی باید فوراً فن‌آوران و مدافعان حقوق دیجیتال را آزاد کنند
14 Oct 2022
به آزار و دستگیری پایان دهید: مقامات ایرانی باید فوراً فن‌آوران و مدافعان حقوق دیجیتال را آزاد کنند
Protest and human rights

Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders

14 Oct 2022

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

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Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders
14 Oct 2022
Stop the persecution: Iranian authorities must immediately release technologists and digital rights defenders