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Alexia Skok

Director - Communications and Engagement

With the Communications and Engagement team, Alexia strives to ensure that human rights in the digital age are at the forefront of the global agenda. Before taking up this exciting role as Director – Communications and Engagement at Access Now, she fought the good fight for civil society and development organisations in Australia, Germany, and Timor-Leste.

Alexia holds a BA (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and an MA (Visual and Media Anthropology) from Freie Universität Berlin.

Alexia was born and bred in Naarm (Melbourne), but lives life to fullest in Germany’s hip capital, Berlin. Her favourite #s include #RefugeesWelcome, #SmashThePatriarchy, and #RollerDerby.

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World Press Freedom Day: India’s “fake news” law must not censor journalists

2 May 2023

Access Now and partners are urging the government of India to withdraw a new “fake news” amendment to the IT Rules.

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World Press Freedom Day: India’s “fake news” law must not censor journalists
2 May 2023
World Press Freedom Day: India’s “fake news” law must not censor journalists
India fake news law

India: New amendment to the Information Technology Rules that threatens press freedoms must be withdrawn

2 May 2023

Through a joint statement, Access Now and partners urge the government of India to withdraw a new “fake news” amendment to the IT Rules.

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India: New amendment to the Information Technology Rules that threatens press freedoms must be withdrawn
2 May 2023
India: New amendment to the Information Technology Rules that threatens press freedoms must be withdrawn
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

Internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: attacks on human rights

27 Apr 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

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Internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: attacks on human rights
27 Apr 2023
Internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: attacks on human rights
#KeepItOn during elections

Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online

27 Apr 2023

The Ethiopian government must reinstate full internet access across the country, and ensure its future safeguarding.

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Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online
27 Apr 2023
Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online
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Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information

25 Apr 2023

As the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in Sudan escalates, we call on authorities to #KeepItOn.

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Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information
25 Apr 2023
Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information

Ban racist and lethal AI from Europe’s borders

20 Apr 2023
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Ban racist and lethal AI from Europe’s borders
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20 Apr 2023
Ban racist and lethal AI from Europe’s borders

To the Jordanian Parliament: amend the data protection bill, safeguard human rights

20 Apr 2023

The Jordanian Parliament must amend the new national draft data protection bill and ensure its compliance with international standards.

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To the Jordanian Parliament: amend the data protection bill, safeguard human rights
20 Apr 2023
To the Jordanian Parliament: amend the data protection bill, safeguard human rights
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Free speech in Vietnam: Hanoi’s People’s Court must drop all charges against journalist Nguyen Lan Thang

14 Apr 2023

Access Now and partners call on authorities in Vietnam to drop all charges against journalist Nguyen Lan Thang.

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Free speech in Vietnam: Hanoi’s People’s Court must drop all charges against journalist Nguyen Lan Thang
14 Apr 2023
Free speech in Vietnam: Hanoi’s People’s Court must drop all charges against journalist Nguyen Lan Thang
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Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression

12 Apr 2023

Access Now and partners are hosting a media briefing on the grave threat to human rights posed by ongoing UN cybercrime treaty negotiations.

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Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression
12 Apr 2023
Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression
#KeepItOn during elections

Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them

11 Apr 2023

The government of Armenia must immediately scrap any attempt to legitimize internet shutdowns and attacks on freedom of expression.

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Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them
11 Apr 2023
Armenian law must prohibit internet shutdowns, not enshrine them