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Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases

7 Jun 2021

The Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that supports at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. Read “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases.”

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Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
7 Jun 2021
Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online

14 Oct 2020

In Nicaragua, a cybercrime bill with a broad scope, ambiguous terms, and disproportionate punishment for the crimes it creates — such as spreading “fake news” —  represents a new attempt by the government to control and prosecute dissidents. 

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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online
14 Oct 2020
Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online
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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies

5 Oct 2020

The signatory organizations are deeply concerned about the legislation, which, if implemented, would seriously undermine human rights; in particular, freedom of expression and access to information, already under threat in Nicaragua, would be compromised.

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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies
5 Oct 2020
Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies

Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism

24 Sep 2020

Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.

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Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
24 Sep 2020
Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism

Most cyber-security reports only focus on the cool threats

7 Sep 2020
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Most cyber-security reports only focus on the cool threats
7 Sep 2020
Most cyber-security reports only focus on the cool threats
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Video Conferencing Apps: A new playground for cyber criminals

17 Apr 2020
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Video Conferencing Apps: A new playground for cyber criminals
17 Apr 2020
Video Conferencing Apps: A new playground for cyber criminals

Could sharing misinformation on COVID-19 get you jailed in MENA?

12 Mar 2020

Across the Middle East and North Africa, “fake news” laws add to the risks of the coronavirus global health crisis.

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Could sharing misinformation on COVID-19 get you jailed in MENA?
12 Mar 2020
Could sharing misinformation on COVID-19 get you jailed in MENA?
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Philippine government must drop cyber libel charges against Maria Ressa

14 Feb 2019

Cybercrime provisions must not be deployed to silence journalists and those who perform the vital role of uncovering facts.

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Philippine government must drop cyber libel charges against Maria Ressa
14 Feb 2019
Philippine government must drop cyber libel charges against Maria Ressa
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A bill in Venezuela seeks to give the government absolute control over the internet

17 Jan 2019

A proposed cybersecurity bill in Venezuela puts the digital rights of Venezuelans — and the entire internet in the country — in jeopardy.

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A bill in Venezuela seeks to give the government absolute control over the internet
17 Jan 2019
A bill in Venezuela seeks to give the government absolute control over the internet
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Against the Constitutional Law of Cyberspace bill of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

17 Jan 2019

The undersigned organizations and citizens express our concern about the Constitutional Law of Cyberspace bill of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a document that has been leaked to the media. According to the information received, the bill could be approved this month, January 2019, by the Constituent National Assembly (ANC).

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Against the Constitutional Law of Cyberspace bill of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
17 Jan 2019
Against the Constitutional Law of Cyberspace bill of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela