Tag: Egypt
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منظمات حقوقية تطالب السلطات المصرية بوقف محاكمات صانعات محتوى تيك توك وضمان حرية التعبير
تدين المنظمات الحقوقية الموقعة أدناه استمرار السلطات المصرية في استجواب ومحاكمة صانعات المحتوى بتطبيقي تيك توك ولايكي، وتطالبها بوقف هذه المحاكمات وإخلاء سبيل هؤلاء المتهمين وإغلاق هذه القضايا.…
18 May 2021
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Egyptian authorities must stop trials of TikTok content creators, guarantee freedom of expression
Access Now and 13 other NGOs condemn the continued prosecution and trial of TikTok and Likee content creators, and demand that the Egyptian authorities stop these trials, release these defendants, and close these cases.…
18 May 2021
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U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist
Access Now joins the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and civil society organizations from around the world in welcoming and supporting a joint declaration by U.N. member states condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt — both online and off.…
15 March 2021
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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA
Access Now and 42 human rights organizations, journalists, and activists from across the globe call on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to not be complicit in censorship of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Access Now in the News
Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.…
24 September 2020
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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools
Access Now, CPJ, EFF, and digital security experts Ron Deibert and Christopher Parsons are calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to look into the activities of Sandvine and its owners Francisco Partners for potential legal violations arising out of their contracts with Belarus.…
23 September 2020
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Young and having harmless fun: Egypt must drop charges against women TikTok influencers
Amplifying its clampdown on freedom of expression online, the Egyptian government is on a campaign to arrest and prosecute women influencers on the emerging social media platform TikTok.…
30 July 2020