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#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back

27 Oct 2026 •

Across the MENA region, governments are imposing internet shutdowns during student exams. Read our exam shutdown report card and join the call for governments to keep this academic year free of internet shutdowns.

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#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back
27 Oct 2026
#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back
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Deliberately forgotten: internet shutdowns with no end

20 Oct 2026 •

Indefinite internet shutdowns are increasing each year as perpetrators seek to keep entire populations permanently disconnected.

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Deliberately forgotten: internet shutdowns with no end
20 Oct 2026
Deliberately forgotten: internet shutdowns with no end
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026 •

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 313 internet shutdowns in 2025 — the highest number since 2016.

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Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
Cameroon

Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran

5 Feb 2026
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Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran
5 Feb 2026
Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms

11 Dec 2025 •

Our 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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Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
11 Dec 2025
Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms
#NoExamShutdown

#NoExamShutdown: lessons for the new academic year

18 Sep 2025 •

Across the MENA region, governments are imposing internet shutdowns during student exams. Read our exam shutdown report card and join the call for governments to keep this academic year free of internet shutdowns.

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#NoExamShutdown: lessons for the new academic year
18 Sep 2025
#NoExamShutdown: lessons for the new academic year
Syrian government

#KeepItOn : Le gouvernement du Sénégal doit garantir un accès Internet ouvert et sécurisé tout au long de l’élection présidentielle de 2024

19 Mar 2024 •

Les nations Ă  travers l’Afrique, et le monde, doivent assurer aux personnes un accès ouvert, sĂ©curisĂ© et gratuit Ă  l’Internet quand ils en ont le plus besoin.

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#KeepItOn : Le gouvernement du Sénégal doit garantir un accès Internet ouvert et sécurisé tout au long de l’élection présidentielle de 2024
19 Mar 2024
#KeepItOn : Le gouvernement du Sénégal doit garantir un accès Internet ouvert et sécurisé tout au long de l’élection présidentielle de 2024
Syrian government

#KeepItOn: government of Senegal must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 presidential elections

19 Mar 2024 •

The government of Senegal must ensure people can access open and secure internet when they need it the most and #KeepItOn.

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#KeepItOn: government of Senegal must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 presidential elections
19 Mar 2024
#KeepItOn: government of Senegal must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 presidential elections
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

A1 Telekom Austria Group: ensure people’s access to open and secure internet during Belarusian elections

21 Feb 2024
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A1 Telekom Austria Group: ensure people’s access to open and secure internet during Belarusian elections
21 Feb 2024
A1 Telekom Austria Group: ensure people’s access to open and secure internet during Belarusian elections
Syrian government

For journalists in Africa, war and social media posts can bring legal threats

30 Jan 2024
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For journalists in Africa, war and social media posts can bring legal threats
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30 Jan 2024
For journalists in Africa, war and social media posts can bring legal threats
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