Release Type: Statement
Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran
DSA Human Rights Alliance publishes principles calling for DSA enforcement to incorporate global perspectives
Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns
#KeepItOn: Iran plunged into digital darkness, concealing human rights abuses
join the international community, including the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in calling on Iran to immediately restore internet and mobile communications and in demanding accountability and transparency for the grave human rights violations documented in the country
#KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition joins the international community in demanding accountability and transparency for the grave human rights violations documented in Tanzania during and after the October 29, 2025 elections, including allegations of hundreds of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and mass arbitrary detentions targeting protesters, opposition figures, and civil society.
Joint civil society statement on outcomes of the UNGA 80 Third Committee
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now
Access Now and the global #KeepItOn coalition are dismayed by reports of ongoing internet disruptions in Nigeria’s Zamfara North and demand that authorities immediately restore access across the senatorial district.
The Taliban must restore internet access across Afghanistan now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition unequivocally denounce the ongoing nationwide internet blackout in Afghanistan and demand that the Taliban restore internet access immediately.
#KeepItOn: Time to end Sudan’s isolation; lift the WhatsApp block now
We, the undersigned civil society organisations and humanitarian actors, call on the international community to urgently address the physical and cyber threats people are experiencing in Sudan
Access Now’s statement on Nepal’s escalating digital repression and deadly crackdown
Access Now is deeply alarmed by the government of Nepal’s violent crackdown on human rights, both online and off.