Tag: #KeepItOn

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Watching what governments do, not what they say: digital rights at the United Nations

Our submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council provide evidence of digital rights abuse in Chad, Central African Republic, China, Mexico, and Jordan.…
11 April 2018

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مصر: مرت سنة تقريباً على الحجب والمواقع تصل إلى 500 موقع محجوب قبل الانتخابات الرئاسية

في 9 أفريل 2017، بعد هجوم إرهابي على الكنائس المسيحية، أعلنت مصر “حالة الطوارئ”، مما أعطى بصفة مباشرة السلطات (القوات المسلحة والشرطة والرئيس) سلطة فرض رقابة ورصد جميع أشكال الاتصال عبر الإنترنت. في 24 ماي 2017، قامت هيئة مجهولة حتى…
15 March 2018

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Egypt: more than 500 sites blocked ahead of the presidential election

Egypt’s severe online censorship and crackdown on civil society threatens human rights during the election period.…
14 March 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Access Now, USC IHRC urge United Nations to take action on human rights in Cameroon

Our letter to the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urges the United Nations to address recent human rights violations committed by the Republic of Cameroon against the country’s Anglophone population.…
8 March 2018

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Freedom of Expression

The shutdown has ended, but Cameroonians are still feeling the impact

It has come without fanfare, and with widespread lack of confidence in its permanency, but the latest internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon has largely come to an end.…
1 March 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Pakistanis have long suffered from internet shutdowns. At last, their voices are being heard.

Responding to a court challenge to internet shutdowns in Pakistan, the Islamabad high court ruled that shutting down mobile networks is illegal under most circumstances.…
27 February 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Media “switch-off” in Kenya: a looming threat to pluralist society

In a guest post, Grace Mutung’u argues that regardless of the rationale, switching off four TV channels in Kenya is a disproportionate measure that interferes with the right to free expression. …
7 February 2018

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Freedom of Expression

How to help #KeepItOn in Iran (Farsi)

چگونه به کمپین KeepItOn در ایران کمک کنیم اکسس نو (Access now) در سال 2009 پس از انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران که منجر به اعتراض گسترده شد تأسیس شد و به همین دلیل هم تحولات اخیر در ایران برای این…
24 January 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Access Now & ISF file legal intervention against Cameroon shutdown

People who live through internet shutdowns almost never get redress for harm during the disruptions. Our intervention seeks to change that.…
24 January 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Pulling the plug on free expression: the rise of internet shutdowns to silence dissent

In Iran, the DRC, Ethiopia, and Cameroon, governments are responding to protests by imposing internet shutdowns. It has to stop. …
16 January 2018

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How to help #KeepItOn in Iran

The people of Iran have a fundamental human right to free expression. Here’s how you can help them exercise that right.…
10 January 2018

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From our family to yours…we’re glad to have you on this journey

As we reflect on 2017 and look ahead to next year, we’re grateful for you — the global community that cares about human rights.…
22 December 2017