Press Releases

#KeepItOn: Joint Open Letter on Keeping the internet open and secure in Jammu and Kashmir

The global #KeepItOn coalition, representing more than 191 organizations from 60+ countries, asks the Union Government of India to restore the internet in Jammu and Kashmir and keep it on in a joint letter.…

14 August 2019

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

By shutting down the internet, Sudan cripples protests and the booming digital economy

July 3, 2019, Geoffrey York, The Globe and Mail.

3 July 2019

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Ethiopia is coming back online after Government Assassinations Prompted a 10-Day Internet Blackout

July 2, 2019, Elias Meseret, Fortune.

2 July 2019

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Internet restored in Ethiopia 10 days after assassinations

July 2, 2019, Elias Meseret, CBS 13.

2 July 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Lettre ouverte sur le maintien de l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé au Bénin

Bénin: au nom de plus de 190 organisations de plus de 60 pays qui composent la coalition #KeepitOn, et des autres organisations signataires, nous vous demandons de ne pas bloquer Internet.…

28 April 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Benin heads to elections without social media and opposition parties

Social media platforms were blocked, then internet access was cut entirely.…

28 April 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Sri Lanka: shutting down social media to fight rumors hurts victims

Cutting communications channels can block the emergency and rescue services that keep people alive. …

22 April 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Nigeria’s coming election: countering the threat of internet shutdowns and online censorship

In the hours before Nigeria’s general elections, many fear potential internet shutdowns. Here’s how you can fight censorship.…

14 February 2019

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Social media shutdown in Venezuela is a warning of what is to come as political tensions rise

Yesterday, #KeepItOn coalition member NetBlocks detected blocks to Twitter and Instagram, as well as partial disruptions to YouTube traffic, on Venezuela’s state internet service provider CANTV. These disruptions came alongside clashes between the National Guard and 27 of its members challenging the government of Nicolás Maduro. …

22 January 2019

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

#KeepItOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe

Joint letter from #KeepItOn coalition members urging Zimbabwe to end the internet shutdown.…

16 January 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Zimbabwe orders a three-day, country-wide internet shutdown

Sources in Zimbabwe have disclosed to Access Now that the government has ordered a three-day internet shutdown across the country, starting today.…

15 January 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Sudan, Bangladesh, DRC, Gabon start 2019 with major digital rights violations

As the world celebrated 2019, governments shut down the internet, throttled services, and blocked social media. Here’s what happened while you were away.…

10 January 2019

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Press Releases

#KeepItOn: Joint Open Letter on Keeping the internet open and secure in Jammu and Kashmir

Access Now in the News

By shutting down the internet, Sudan cripples protests and the booming digital economy

Access Now in the News

Ethiopia is coming back online after Government Assassinations Prompted a 10-Day Internet Blackout

Access Now in the News

Internet restored in Ethiopia 10 days after assassinations

Blog

Lettre ouverte sur le maintien de l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé au Bénin

Blog

Benin heads to elections without social media and opposition parties

Blog

Sri Lanka: shutting down social media to fight rumors hurts victims

Blog

Nigeria’s coming election: countering the threat of internet shutdowns and online censorship

Press Releases

#KeepItOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe

Blog

Zimbabwe orders a three-day, country-wide internet shutdown

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