Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, and Access Now, activists, journalists, and human rights organizations, are voicing our frustration at how platform policies and content moderation procedures all too often lead to the silencing and erasure of critical voices across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Access Now and 42 human rights organizations, journalists, and activists from across the globe call on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to not be complicit in censorship of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Ali Rae, Al Jazeera
9 December 2020
Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.…
24 September 2020
Amplifying its clampdown on freedom of expression online, the Egyptian government is on a campaign to arrest and prosecute women influencers on the emerging social media platform TikTok.…
30 July 2020
Internet service providers in Tunisia fail to protect customers’ privacy, retaining and sharing personal data with third parties without their prior knowledge or explicit consent, finds ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies and Access Now.…
20 July 2020
The Economist
4 July 2020
Read in Arabic here. The fight for equality and human rights is never easy, and it is especially challenging for members of LGBTQ community in the Middle East and North Africa. We are currently witnessing the devastating effects of the…
18 June 2020
“Operation Carthage” has revealed attempts to leverage Facebook to influence elections in Tunisia and countries in Africa, and the company disabled accounts without explanation. We’re demanding answers.…
12 June 2020
Al Jazeera
19 April 2020
Al Jazeera
18 April 2020
Our joint event with UNESCO gathered stakeholders including civil society, members of parliament, and international experts to discuss protecting data and the right to access information in Tunisia.…
8 November 2018
