As digital access is growing, slowly but surely, worldwide, Human rights online have never been so much at risk. In the week of May 29 to June 2, 2017 only, Internet Without Borders reported a new Internet shutdown in Ethiopia, website blocking (fr) in Egypt, whatsapp users arrested in Senegal (fr) for sharing a caricature
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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
Responsibility of Telcos In Pushing Back On Internet Shutdown in Cameroon
On February 15, 2017, Access Now, Internet Sans Frontières, and more than 20 civil society organizations, based in Cameroon and elsewhere in the world, addressed a letter to CEOs of MTN Cameroon, NextTel, and Orange Cameroon, the main private operators of Cameroon. On January 17, 2017, these companies were ordered to cut Internet access in
Internet Shutdown in Cameroon is Expensive
Since January 17, 2017, populations residing in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon are totally deprived of the Internet. The cut of access to international bandwidth took place in these two regions, where demonstrations haven been raging since November 2016. Although no official reason has been given to date, Internet Sans Frontières
Open Letter To Cameroonian Government On Internet Connectivity In Anglophone Regions
On January 22, 2017, Civil Society Organizations from around the world sent the following open letter to The President of Cameroon, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, and Minister of Communication, on ongoing Internet blackout in anglophone regions of the country. Re: Internet Connectivity in the Republic of Cameroon Your Excellencies, We are writing to urgently
Lettre ouverte au Gouvernement Camerounais sur la connectivité Internet dans les régions anglophones
Le 22 janvier 2017, des organisations de la société civile ont adressé la lettre qui suit au Président de la République du Cameroun, à la Ministre des Postes et Télécommunications, et au Ministre de la Communication, au sujet de la coupure Internet en cours dans les régions anglophones du Cameroun depuis le 17 janvier 2017.
Regional Internet Blackout in Cameroon
On the evening of January 17, 2017, Cameroon was cut off from the international bandwidth. Dyn, a company, which covers issues that impact Internet performance, reported disruptions of the Internet with this tweet: This tweet corroborates many messages received by Internet Sans Frontières, on the particularly bad quality of the Internet connection on January 17,
Assurer l’accès à Internet en cas de coupure au Soudan, Soudan du Sud et République démocratique du Congo
Internet Sans frontières reproduit une campagne de l’organisation « Open Technology Fund » Les coupures d’Internet, dont l’objectif est d’empêcher les communications entre manifestants et dissidents, sont de plus en plus courantes dans les pays africains durant les événements clés, particulièrement en période d’élection. Par exemple, en décembre 2016, la Gambie et la République démocratique
Cameroon’s reflection on the “false news” debate stirs censorship fears
At Internet Without Borders we will never cease to say and write this: Internet is a chance for our humanity; its openness reinforces possibilities for freedoms, and equality. Because of these characteristics, this space has often been under attack recently: from private companies, which prefer a fragmented Internet for the purpose of their business model,
Internet Bandwidth Limited By The Government In Gabon?
Since Sunday August 28, 2016, user’s access to the Internet in Gabon is disrupted. The day before, on Saturday August 27, a presidential election took place, opposing the incumbent president Ali Bongo to opposition candidate Jean Ping. While the Gabonese government assured that it did not take any measures to block telecommunications, our analysis of Internet network activity