Tag: Shutdown Stories
Cutting internet access when people need it the most: stories from Uganda
Join us and share these 15 personal stories to show how the shutdowns in Uganda during the 2021 presidential election are affecting people’s lives. Amplify voices from Uganda.
Tanzania is weaponizing internet shutdowns. Here’s what its people have to say
Join us and share these 11 personal stories to show how the shutdowns in Tanzania are affecting people’s lives. Amplify voices from Tanzania.
A shutdown taints Togo’s 2020 presidential elections: what happened and what’s next
We’ll keep fighting to ensure that future elections in Togo — and all elections everywhere — are free from internet shutdowns. We hope you join us.
Amid massive anti-government protests, a near total internet shutdown in Iraq
In Iraq, 75% of the country remains cut off from the internet amid anti-government protests and a rising death toll. To keep people safe and protect human rights, authorities must #KeepItOn.
Report: the state of internet shutdowns
Access Now’s STOP project documented 196 cases of internet shutdowns worldwide in 2018. Read the complete report to learn about internet shutdowns and how the #KeepItOn coalition fights back.
Amid countrywide protest, Sudan shuts down social media on mobile networks
Rather than addressing the critical political and economic issues Sudan is facing, the government decided to shut down social media and introduce a state of emergency.
Old habits die hard: Ethiopia blocks internet in the eastern part of the country again
Despite a renewed commitment from the government to respect free expression online, Ethiopia has shut down the internet in the entire eastern part of the country amid growing tensions.
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.
An internet shutdown during Pakistan’s elections? Not on our watch
As Pakistan prepares to go to the polls on July 25, civil society is keeping watch and documenting any interference with free expression online. Will you join us?
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.