Release Type: Press Releases

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice ruled that the September 2017 internet shutdown ordered by the Togolese government during protests is illegal and an affront to the applicants’ right to freedom of expression.

Today, NTEN, EFF, and Access Now delivered the following letter to the leaders of ISOC and PIR calling on them to reflect and to take immediate action to adopt the safeguards put forward by the #SaveDotOrg campaign.

Lawmakers in Brazil are advancing a dangerous misinformation bill that is scheduled for a vote on 25 June. Our coalition is calling on legislators to reject the bill.

On June 24, the European Commission presented its report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Yesterday, Access Now filed an expert opinion in a case brought by Brazilian consumer rights organisation IDEC against ViaQuatro, a concessionary of the São Paulo metro.

Sanaa Seif arrested in front of Prosecutor General’s office by plainclothes security forces.

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that collateral blocking of an entire website is an extreme and disproportionate measure that violates freedom of expression and the right to an effective remedy.

Brazilian senators are expected to vote this Thursday, June 25, on a bill aiming to curb the spread of misinformation that require ID registration to access and use social media in the country, among other dangerous provisions.

This week, on June 21, the states of Rakhine and Chin in Myanmar entered their second year of internet shutdowns in the region.