Tag: Censorship
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Human rights groups to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Belarus: it’s time to stop internet shutdowns, website blocking, anti-extremism laws
Access Now, and a coalition of human rights organizations are raising serious concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Belarus, submitting detailed information to Anaïs Marin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus.…
19 February 2021
Press Releases
News media conviction must not set precedent for curbing online expression in Malaysia
Access Now is deeply concerned about a precarious precedent set today, 19 February, limiting the right to freedom of expression online in Malaysia, after independent media outlet Malaysiakini was convicted by Malaysia’s highest court for user comments published on its site. …
19 February 2021
Press Releases
Arab Spring: ten years in, how can we reclaim the internet as an open space?
The internet played a pivotal role during the Arab Spring protests. But a decade on, the state of internet freedom in many Arab countries has deteriorated. Join us for a virtual conversation to explore the evolution of the digital space from a tool of mobilization to one of repression.…
16 February 2021
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What Internet Censorship Looks Like
Shira Ovide, New York Times
22 January 2021