Tag: #KeepItOn
Slowdowns and shutdowns: Africans challenge internet restrictions
What’s happening in Tigray? Internet shutdowns avert accountability
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling on all parties in the conflict to put an end to Tigray’s internet shutdowns.
Somalia elections: authorities must keep internet open, uphold freedom of press
Somalia’s elections, originally scheduled to begin on July 25, have been postponed. Access Now is continuing to push for open, accessible internet for all.
“¡Patria y vida!”: Cuba corta el acceso a internet para silenciar la protesta
En Cuba el gobierno ha respondido a las protestas bloqueando el acceso a internet y a las plataformas de comunicación más populares.
“¡Patria y vida!”: Cuba cuts internet access to gag protesters
Cubans are protesting for government reforms, but as they post videos and images using #SOSCuba and #PatriaYVida, authorities are blocking internet access.
Cuba: l’internet mobile, grand allié des manifestations de colère
Cuba darkens its internet during biggest protests in decades
حجب الانترنت أثناء الامتحانات: حين تفشل حكومات الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في الامتحان
Internet shutdowns during exams: when MENA governments fail the test
National secondary and high school exams are a big deal in the Arab world. But when MENA governments cut off internet access nationwide to stop students from sharing exam answers, they also block access to essential online services.
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.