Tag: Eswatini
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
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Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
28 Apr 2022
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Last year, 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”
#KeepItOn: Eswatini authorities shut down internet to quell protests, ask people to email grievances
21 Oct 2021
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Access Now is calling for an immediate reinstatement of internet access across Eswatini after authorities shut down the internet yesterday, June 29, in response to large-scale pro-democracy protests.
Africa’s last kingdom is using modern methods to silence dissent
7 Jul 2021
MTN’s first transparency report marks a milestone, but raises questions
25 Nov 2020
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In response to mounting pressure from civil society, MTN has published an inaugural transparency report. Although this report is a welcome development, and Access Now encourages MTN to make this a yearly publication, the content leaves us with more questions than answers.