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Bahrain

CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure

28 Oct 2026
Press Release
CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure
28 Oct 2026
CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure
Digitalisation of Europe's borders - Greek case study

EU transforms Frontex into a high-tech deportation command centre

28 Oct 2026
Press Release
EU transforms Frontex into a high-tech deportation command centre
28 Oct 2026
EU transforms Frontex into a high-tech deportation command centre
Bahrain

Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial

23 Oct 2026
Press Release
Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial
23 Oct 2026
Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial

Joint statement on surveillance and interception in Bangladesh

4 Aug 2026
Press Release
Joint statement on surveillance and interception in Bangladesh
4 Aug 2026
Joint statement on surveillance and interception in Bangladesh
microsoft

Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach

17 Jun 2026 •

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn in the strongest possible terms the cyberattack on the World Food Programme (WFP) that took place on May 14, 2026, exposing the personal data of 600,000 Palestinian households in Gaza.

Press Release
Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
17 Jun 2026
Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
AI Action Summit

Joint statement on AI in warfare

15 Jun 2026 •

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are deeply alarmed by the rapid militarization of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. AI systems embedded into military kill chains are accelerating the speed and scale of military assaults in a manner that creates significant new risks for accountability in conflict and risks facilitating violations of international criminal, human rights, and humanitarian law.

Press Release
Joint statement on AI in warfare
15 Jun 2026
Joint statement on AI in warfare
Palestinian Authority

Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

20 May 2026
Press Release
Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
20 May 2026
Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
brightly coloured image of fists and signs

Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information

20 May 2026
Press Release
Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information
20 May 2026
Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information
Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation does no harm

Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW

17 Mar 2026
Press Release
Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
17 Mar 2026
Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
Cameroon

Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war

11 Mar 2026 •

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

Press Release
Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
11 Mar 2026
Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
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