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
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
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
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
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
