Access Now Advocacy Team

Visits to the refugee camps show that degrading cell service is harming the Rohingyas’ capacity to get access to vital information, express themselves freely, and otherwise exercise their fundamental human rights.

The internet can empower trans activists and other marginalized communities, but it can also put them at greater risk. Here’s what you can do to support them.

When will it stop?

Japleen Pasricha describes how Wikipedia Edit-a-thons can help correct gender bias online and empower women in India and beyond.

In a letter to RightsCon, Alaa Abd El-Fattah says we shouldn’t give up fighting for an internet of diversity and complexity.

في رسالة إلى رايتس كون، يقول علاء عبد الفتاح أنه لا يجب أن نتخلى عن النضال من أجل إنترنت كمساحة للتنوع والاختلاف.

This week six global tech companies — including Vodafone and Kakao — responded to letters from Access Now demanding that they increase transparency around digital rights such as privacy and free expression.

As of today, Oct. 10, SMS services are being blocked in Tajikistan. Though Tajik authorities deny responsibility for any blocking or disruptions, many observers say the government is attempting to thwart a planned rally by Group 24, an opposition organization labeled extremist by the Tajik Supreme Court.