Tag: website blocking
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.
Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking
Access Now and human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms.
Country-wide internet disruptions reported in Azerbaijan
‘Social media platforms will be held liable for failure to counter misuse’: CEC
Collateral website blocking unlawful: European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay €12,000 in damages
The European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that collateral blocking of an entire website is an extreme and disproportionate measure that violates freedom of expression and the right to an effective remedy.
Human rights organizations call on Egyptian authorities to cease restrictions on internet freedoms and digital rights
In a joint statement, rights organizations call on Egyptian authorities to lift restrictions on the right to free expression and stop curtailing free use of the internet — especially during COVID-19, when such restrictions risk human health.
L’algérie: Des associations tunisiennes demandent aux autorités algériennes de cesser de profiter de la pandémie du Covid-19 pour museler les médias indépendants
جمعيات تونسية تُطالب السلطات الجزائرية بوضع حد لاستغلال جائحة كورونا لتكميم وسائل إعلام مُستقلة، واضطهاد صحفيين ناقدين
Lina Ben Mhenni, rest in power
On January 27th, renowned Tunisian blogger and human rights defender Lina Ben Mhenni passed away. In honor of her contributions to human rights, we share some of her accomplishments in defending freedom of expression and fighting against internet censorship.
