Release Type: Press Releases

Update: March 22 — To the dismay of the #KeepItOn coalition and the international community, authorities in the Republic of the Congo shutdown the internet on the eve of the presidential election.

Nations across Africa, and the world, are intentionally shutting down the internet when people need it the most — during elections and important national events. This election, we urge the Republic of the Congo to #KeepItOn.

Oman has blocked the social media audio chat platform Clubhouse on the grounds of not being licensed to operate. Civil society is denouncing this arbitrary measure as part of a pattern of repression in Oman.

Access Now joins the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and civil society organizations from around the world in welcoming and supporting a joint declaration by U.N. member states condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt — both online and off.

أصدرت Access Now و ائتلاف #KeepItOn تقرير عن أخبار حجب الإنترنت يتضمن بيانات عن عام 2020 بأكمله

Access Now endorses the “Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act,” an important step towards ensuring everyone in the United States can get online.

Access Now joined a coalition of civil society organizations in calling on the Indian government and web firms to halt censorship and surveillance of critics speaking online in response to the #FarmersProtests.

Multiple sources are reporting an internet shutdown in Kazakhstan coinciding with anti-government protests calling for the release of political prisoners.