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#KeepItOn: 2021 Elections Watch

1 Jun 2021

In 2021, at least a dozen countries with a history of internet shutdowns are headed to the polls for important elections, and people fighting for their democracies need the world’s solidarity and support.

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#KeepItOn: 2021 Elections Watch
1 Jun 2021
#KeepItOn: 2021 Elections Watch
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Internet is a tool for democracy, Benin and Chad must #KeepItOn during elections

7 Apr 2021

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling on authorities to ensure the internet is open and accessible during the Benin and Chad elections.

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Internet is a tool for democracy, Benin and Chad must #KeepItOn during elections
7 Apr 2021
Internet is a tool for democracy, Benin and Chad must #KeepItOn during elections
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#KeepIton open letter: the Republic of Chad must keep the internet open and secure during presidential elections

7 Apr 2021

Nations across Africa, and the world, are intentionally shutting down the internet when people need it the most — during elections and important national events. This election, we urge the Republic of Chad to #KeepItOn.

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#KeepIton open letter: the Republic of Chad must keep the internet open and secure during presidential elections
7 Apr 2021
#KeepIton open letter: the Republic of Chad must keep the internet open and secure during presidential elections
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#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Bénin

7 Apr 2021

Des nations à travers l’Afrique et dans le monde coupent intentionnellement internet lorsque les populations en ont le plus besoin – pendant les élections et les événements nationaux importants. Durant cette élection, nous exhortons la République du Bénin à #KeepItOn.

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#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Bénin
7 Apr 2021
#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’Internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Bénin
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Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté

16 Mar 2021

Les autorités de la République du Congo doivent garder internet ouvert, accessible et sécurisé pendant toute la période de l’élection présidentielle de 2021.

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Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté
16 Mar 2021
Le Congo ne doit pas répéter la censure durant cette élection: gardez le pays connecté
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Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected

16 Mar 2021

Update: March 22 — To the dismay of the #KeepItOn coalition and the international community, authorities in the Republic of the Congo shutdown the internet on the eve of the presidential election.

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Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected
16 Mar 2021
Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected
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Niger blacks out internet after presidential runoff election

1 Mar 2021

On February 24, three days after the people of Niger headed to the polls to vote for their next president, authorities shut down the internet.

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Niger blacks out internet after presidential runoff election
1 Mar 2021
Niger blacks out internet after presidential runoff election
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“No matter what they do, the world is watching”: Some Ugandans are back online after internet shutdown during presidential election

20 Jan 2021

On the eve of the 2021 presidential election in Uganda, the government ordered a complete internet shutdown. Voters headed out to the polls with no methods of online communication or tools to access information about the election process or outcome. 

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“No matter what they do, the world is watching”: Some Ugandans are back online after internet shutdown during presidential election
20 Jan 2021
“No matter what they do, the world is watching”: Some Ugandans are back online after internet shutdown during presidential election
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Africa na internet: ni ibihe bihugu vyayiciye,vyabikoze gute?

13 Jan 2021
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Africa na internet: ni ibihe bihugu vyayiciye,vyabikoze gute?
13 Jan 2021
Africa na internet: ni ibihe bihugu vyayiciye,vyabikoze gute?
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Uganda’s Revolution Will Be Livestreamed

11 Jan 2021
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Uganda’s Revolution Will Be Livestreamed
11 Jan 2021
Uganda’s Revolution Will Be Livestreamed