PARIS, April 28, 2019 Internet Without Borders strongly condemns the ongoing Internet blackout in Benin, as citizens are electing Members of Parliament this 28, April 2019. Sources in Benin and technical measurements by Netblocks have confirmed that social media, messaging apps, and now the whole Internet are currently cut off in the country. This censorship,
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International Campaign to Bring Back Internet in Chad
Internet Without Borders launches an international campaign against Internet censorship in Chad, to act against the blocking of social media and the high cost of Internet access in this landlocked country located in Central Africa. Deployed online and offline, the campaign will begin on January 19, 2019 with demonstrations in Paris, N’djamena, a fundraising to
Coup Attempt And Internet Shutdown in Gabon
Internet Without Borders strongly condemns the Internet shutdown in Gabon on January 7, 2019, following a military coup attempt. Hundreds of thousands of Gabonese remain unable to connect to international bandwidth. On 7 January 2019 around 04:30 GMT, soldiers took control of the national TV (Radio Télévision Gabonaise), announcing their coup attempt. A few
EU Calls On Mali to Protect Access To Social Media During Election
Paris, August 8, 2018 – Internet Without Borders welcomes the position of EU’s Election Observation Mission in Mali in favor of freedom of expression. The mission, led by former Italian Minister Cécile Kyenge, calls on the “Malian authorities to guarantee unhindered access to the Internet and social networks”, in a statement issued on August 7,
Elections in Cameroon: Ideas to Fight Disinformation and Hate Speech Online
Internet Without Borders, in partnership with Internet Society, Access Now, and Paradigm Initiative, convenes a colloquium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on September 12 and 13, 2018, to discuss Digital Rights in Election Times. The multi-stakeholder colloquium is the first of its kind in the country, and will gather participants from the Government of Cameroon, Internet service
The Gambia: Ten-year fight for freedom bore results for journalists
By Sanna Camara In February 2017, Lamin Fatty was among a dozen other journalists who crossed the border to return back home, with high hopes for freedom and reforms in the new Gambia, after a 10-year exile in Senegal. On the 9th May 2018, Fatty displayed uncertainty in his eyes and voice for the first
Kenya adds to the legislative inflation on “Fake News”
Paris, May 24th, 2018: Internet Without Borders expresses worry following the signing into law of the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, by the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta. Meant to combat abuse and disinformation spread on Social Media, many fear that this new law, through hefty fines and long prison sentences, could be a weapon
Internet Without Borders creates office in N’Djamena, Chad
Paris, April 17, 2018: Internet Without Borders creates an office in N’Djamena in Chad. The decision to build a team in this country of Central Africa region comes as a partial Internet shutdown disrupts millions of Internet users’ access the main social media and messaging applications, since March 28, 2018. Internet Without Borders will collaborate with
Chad’s multiple violations of digital rights submitted to the UNHRC
Paris, April 2, 2018: Internet Without Borders, Access Now and Utopie Nord-Sud jointly submitted a report the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation of Human Rights online in Chad. This report is part of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2018. In this document, the three submitting organizations provide
Joint submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review 2018 Cycle – Chad
This is a joint submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on its 2018 Cycle for Chad, by Internet Sans Frontières, Access Now, and Utopie Nord-Sud. The organizations submitting this report consider that Chad can improve its human rights record and treatment of digital rights in several areas and make