Paris, March 19, 2018: Internet Without Borders is appalled by the recent revelations on Cambridge Analytica and US elections, and particularly shocked to learn that according to the former employees who spoke to the New York Times,“The group experimented abroad, including in the Caribbean and Africa, where privacy rules were lax or nonexistent”. The Observer and the New York
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The DRC should respect its commitments by stopping Internet shutdowns
Goma, January 21, 2018 – The blogging community of Goma, BloGoma, Internet Without Borders and the pan-African network of web activists for democracy Africtivistes condemn with the last energy the Internet shutdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which began this 21 January 2018 shortly before one o’clock a.m. By shutting down the Internet once
One year of #BringbackourInternet: Six Months of Internet Shutdowns for Citizens of English-speaking Cameroon!
Paris – January 18, 2018 On January 17, 2017, the Cameroonian government imposed an internet shutdown on North-west and South-west regions of the country. During a Facebook Live Chat organised to mark this one year anniversary, Internet Without Borders reminded that citizens of anglophone regions have spent more than 6 months with social media and
Cameroon: Internet freedoms and democracy activist Patrice Nganang is Free!
Internet Sans Frontières welcomes the release of Cameroonian writer and activist Patrice Nganang. This professor and author of “Temps de Chien”, which received the grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire and the prix Marguerite Yourcenar, denounced the ongoing repression in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where access to the Internet has been severely disrupted for 3
New Internet shutdown ordered in Cameroon
Paris October 2, 2017 The Cameroonian government has again ordered Internet service providers to shutdown the Internet in the Anglophone regions of the country on Sunday 1 October 2017, and the blocking of social networks in French-speaking regions. “This Monday, October 2, access to key messaging services such as Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger is
Access to information: The worrying case of Cameroon submitted to the UN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paris, 28 September 2017 – The right to access to information is under threat in Cameroon, according to a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee by NGOs Internet Without Borders and Access Now. In 2017, Cameroon joined the growing list of African countries, which shutdown the Internet to their citizens.
Retour d’Internet au Togo après 6 jours d’interruption volontaire
Les autorités au Togo ont restauré la connectivité sur Internet mobile presque une semaine après une interruption sur ordre du gouvernement. Cette interruption faisait suite aux manifestations de l’opposition dans ce pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest qui exige la démission du Président en exercice, Faure Gnassingbe. Des perturbations sur le réseau Internet local ont
Mali : Joint Letter on Keeping The Internet Open and Secure
To His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of the Republic of Mali Copy addressed to: His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga, Prime Minister Mr. Harouna Modibo Touré, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communication Mr. Cheick Sidi Mohamed NIMAGA, President of the Malian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Re: Internet shutdown in Mali Your Excellency,
Internet back in anglophone Cameroon, but more surveillance?
On 20 April 2016, the Government of Cameroon ordered telecommunications operators to restore access to the Internet in the northwest and southwest regions of Cameroon. These two regions, where the English-speaking minority of the country lives, witness demonstrations since November 2016 against alleged marginalization felt by citizens, and expressed in particular by lawyers and teachers.
Internet Restored In Cameroon: A Victory For Citizens, But Vigilance Remains
Paris April 21, 2017 – Internet Without Borders welcomes with relief the news on the restoration of Internet connectivity in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon, ordered by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, on April 20, 2017. Since January 17, 2017, 20 percent of the population of this country bordering