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Access Now's 2025 report found that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented globally, and that in Africa the Internet was shut down 30 times in 15 countries, with protests the leading trigger, followed by elections.
In central Sahel's countries military juntas claim to restore popular sovereignty. Political parties are dissolved in all three countries, over a thousand civil society organizations have been suspended.
In this month's edition, we dive deep into a narrative used by leaders in the United States and other countries to delegitimize protests.
Mob violence is rising in Bangladesh as unchecked impunity, weak law enforcement, and social media instigations drive lethal crowd attacks, challenging institutional responses, justice delivery, and overall state accountability.
As in-person gatherings have become difficult to organize or too risky for citizens, online protest has become an increasingly common form of political dissent in Togo.
Nepal's Gen Z protesters, a year on, still carry the physical, emotional, and financial scars of that uprising, while questions about justice and accountability remain unresolved.
