Release Type: Press Releases
Open letter to South Korea’s ICT Minister: ensure Net Neutrality
The signatories of this letter would like to voice their concern regarding the dangerous developments in
South Korean telecom regulations that run contrary to the principle of Net Neutrality.
300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
Access Now and 320 other NGOs and civil society actors, call on U.N. bodies to take immediate action, and put an end to China’s rampant human rights violations.
Human rights groups ask U.N. to intervene in U.S. crackdown on racial justice protesters
Access Now and partners ask the United Nations to take a stand against the U.S. government’s violent response to peaceful protests.
Myanmar court convicts Maung Saungkha for protesting internet shutdowns; all charges must be rescinded
Access Now calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately rescind charges against poet and activist Maung Saungkha.
Fanny Hidvégi named as Obama Foundation European Leader
Access Now is excited to announce that Fanny Hidvégi, Europe Policy Manager, has been selected as part of the inaugural, all-virtual Obama Foundation Leaders: Europe program.
Amend Section 230? Not Trump’s call
Access Now submitted comments to the U.S. FCC condemning President Trump’s petition that asks the agency to reinterpret Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Myanmar: drop charges against activist poet Maung Saungkha
The Myanmar authorities should immediately drop the charge against the free-speech activist and poet Maung Saungkha.
Snatching away a lifeline: Australia cannot deny asylum seekers mobile phone access
Lawmakers must reject a bill to give the Australian Border Force the right to confiscate mobile phones — a lifeline of information, communication, and documentation — from asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention.
Myanmar: dismiss all charges against activists for challenging year-long internet shutdown
Access Now denounces the persecution of Maung Saungkha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, by authorities in Myanmar and demands an end to his continued harassment. Maung Saungkha is being accused of organizing “unlawful” protests to demand an end to the internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin states.
Access Now publishes U.S. digital rights agenda
Access Now releases its digital rights policy recommendations for the incoming U.S. president.