Tag: Sudan
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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.…
7 July 2021
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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA
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
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Internet shutdowns in Algeria and Sudan: damaging practices during exceptional circumstances
Shutting down the internet to prevent cheating on exams is not efficient or effective. Rather, shutdowns hurt human rights, disrupt public affairs, and cause huge financial losses that compound the longer the shutdown lasts.…
5 October 2020
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Joint letter to MTN calling for transparency around internet shutdowns in Sudan
As the internet shutdown is lifted after more than a month of blackouts in Sudan, members of the #KeepItOn coalition call on mobile service provider MTN to provide transparency and pledge its support to maintain unfettered internet access going forward.…
9 July 2019
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#IAmTheSudanRevolution: There’s a direct link between internet shutdowns and human rights violations in Sudan!
While the internet has been shut off, several reports indicate that more than 100 people have been killed, over 700 injured and at least 70 raped. Sudan must restore access immediately and #KeepItOn. …
11 June 2019
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السودان: احتجاجات ضد غلاء المعيشة وتعتيم السلطّات بقطع الإنترنت
شهدت مدينة عطبرة بولاية نهر النيل بالسودان يوم الأربعاء 19 ديسمبر 2018، خروج آلاف من الجماهير احتجاجاً على الازمات الراهنة أبرزها غلاء المعيشة. على إثر ذلك شهدت السودان تضخماً على مستوى المظاهرات لتشمل وتمتد إلى العاصمة – الخرطوم – في…
21 December 2018
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Digital Security Helpline case study: Defending freedom of expression in Sudan
During the 2015 general elections in Sudan, several online newspapers were targeted for malicious hacking and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. When one opposition newspaper became unreachable due to a suspected DDoS attack, Dalia Haj-Omar, a Sudanese human rights advocate living in France, enlisted the help of Access’ Digital Security Helpline, through which activists, independent media, and civil society organizations across the globe can get real-time, direct technical assistance and advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With our assistance, the opposition paper was accessible again within 48 hours.…
3 September 2015
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U.S. eases sanctions on tech exports to Sudan
This week the U.S. government issued a General License to provide users with easier access to the internet and a wide range of software, hardware, and services “incident to personal communications” in Sudan. Access applauds the move, which follows years of advocacy by our organization alongside civil society partners in the U.S. and Sudan. …
19 February 2015
