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RightsCon 26 Zambia. May 5 - 8, 2026.

Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!

30 Jul 2025
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Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
30 Jul 2025
Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
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Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet. Fund the good fight!

8 Dec 2025

Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet – fund the good fight! Donate to Access Now.

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Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet. Fund the good fight!
8 Dec 2025
Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet. Fund the good fight!
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Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict

11 Dec 2025

Access Now’s latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
11 Dec 2025
Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
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Myanmar’s new era of digital oppression

19 Dec 2025
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Myanmar’s new era of digital oppression
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19 Dec 2025
Myanmar’s new era of digital oppression
EU Human Rights Agenda
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights

2 Dec 2025

A year into its new mandate and the European Commission is reversing course when it comes to safeguarding human rights in the EU.

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One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
2 Dec 2025
One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
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Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights

3 Dec 2025

Access Now’s latest report examines how propaganda for war and online ads intersect with the international human rights law.

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War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights
3 Dec 2025
War profiteers: online ads, propaganda for war, and a call to reprioritize human rights
Celebrating 10 years of Access Now Grants

Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism

24 Nov 2025

Access Now grants marks 10 years of funding digital rights activism globally, celebrating 10 extraordinary grantees.

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Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism
24 Nov 2025
Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism
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Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch

30 Jan 2025

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
30 Jan 2025
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
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