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Protest and human rights

اكسس ناو تدين تصعيد الهجمات ضد النشطاء والاحتجاجات السلمية في تونس

3 Feb 2021

Access Now calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained protesters, activists, and internet users in Tunisia, and for authorities to urgently halt its escalation on freedom of expression, both online and offline.

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اكسس ناو تدين تصعيد الهجمات ضد النشطاء والاحتجاجات السلمية في تونس
3 Feb 2021
اكسس ناو تدين تصعيد الهجمات ضد النشطاء والاحتجاجات السلمية في تونس
Protest and human rights

Access Now condemns escalating attacks against activists and peaceful protesters in Tunisia

3 Feb 2021

Access Now calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained protesters, activists, and internet users in Tunisia, and for authorities to urgently halt its escalation on freedom of expression, both online and offline.

Press Release
Access Now condemns escalating attacks against activists and peaceful protesters in Tunisia
3 Feb 2021
Access Now condemns escalating attacks against activists and peaceful protesters in Tunisia
Data protection in MENA

Data exposed and exploited in Middle East and North Africa, new report explores

28 Jan 2021

From Ramallah to Beirut, the private data of millions is at risk. Access Now’s new report Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores the privacy dangers burgeoning in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia.

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Data exposed and exploited in Middle East and North Africa, new report explores
28 Jan 2021
Data exposed and exploited in Middle East and North Africa, new report explores
Protest and human rights

The social media myth about the Arab Spring

27 Jan 2021
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The social media myth about the Arab Spring
27 Jan 2021
The social media myth about the Arab Spring

Iraq’s draft cybercrime law puts free speech in grave danger

21 Jan 2021
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Iraq’s draft cybercrime law puts free speech in grave danger
21 Jan 2021
Iraq’s draft cybercrime law puts free speech in grave danger

Monitored and targeted: Sale of surveillance technology puts lives of MENA activists at risk

24 Dec 2020
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Monitored and targeted: Sale of surveillance technology puts lives of MENA activists at risk
24 Dec 2020
Monitored and targeted: Sale of surveillance technology puts lives of MENA activists at risk
Protest and human rights

‘Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and Facebook

20 Dec 2020
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‘Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and Facebook
20 Dec 2020
‘Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and Facebook
Protest and human rights

Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa

17 Dec 2020

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, and Access Now, activists, journalists, and human rights organizations, are voicing our frustration at how platform policies and content moderation procedures all too often lead to the silencing and erasure of critical voices across the Middle East and North Africa.

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Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
17 Dec 2020
Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
Protest and human rights

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA

17 Dec 2020

Access Now and 42 human rights organizations, journalists, and activists from across the globe call on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to not be complicit in censorship of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa.

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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA
17 Dec 2020
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA

COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown

9 Dec 2020
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COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown
9 Dec 2020
COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown