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Cameroon

#KeepItOn: Iran plunged into digital darkness, concealing human rights abuses

13 Jan 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

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#KeepItOn: Iran plunged into digital darkness, concealing human rights abuses
13 Jan 2026
#KeepItOn: Iran plunged into digital darkness, concealing human rights abuses
South Sudan #KeepItOn

#KeepItOn: Government of Uganda must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout the upcoming elections

12 Jan 2026 •

Access Now appeals to you, President Yoweri Museveni, to ensure that people in Uganda have unfettered access to the internet, digital platforms, and all other communication channels throughout the upcoming elections on January 15, 2026

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#KeepItOn: Government of Uganda must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout the upcoming elections
12 Jan 2026
#KeepItOn: Government of Uganda must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout the upcoming elections
CBE Ethiopia

MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo

15 Dec 2025 •

Access Now,together with several human rights organizations, are calling on MTN Group to protect mobile service subscribers and ensure transparency and accountability for data breaches perpetuated by their subsidiaries in the Republic of Congo.

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MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo
15 Dec 2025
MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo
CBE Ethiopia

MTN Group must commission an independent investigation into potential human rights violations

15 Dec 2025 •

Access Now and several human rights groups are deeply alarmed by the allegations of MTN Congo’s enabling of human rights abuses.

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MTN Group must commission an independent investigation into potential human rights violations
15 Dec 2025
MTN Group must commission an independent investigation into potential human rights violations
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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict

11 Dec 2025 •

Access Now’s latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
11 Dec 2025
Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights

8 Dec 2025 •

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.

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#KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights
8 Dec 2025
#KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights
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War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights

3 Dec 2025 •

Access Now’s latest report examines how propaganda for war and online ads intersect with the international human rights law.

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War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights
3 Dec 2025
War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights
EU Human Rights Agenda

One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights

2 Dec 2025 •

A year into its new mandate and the European Commission is reversing course when it comes to safeguarding human rights in the EU.

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One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
2 Dec 2025
One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
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Joint civil society statement on outcomes of the UNGA 80 Third Committee

25 Nov 2025
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Joint civil society statement on outcomes of the UNGA 80 Third Committee
25 Nov 2025
Joint civil society statement on outcomes of the UNGA 80 Third Committee
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now

4 Nov 2025 •

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. 

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#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now
4 Nov 2025
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now