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#InternetShutdowns violate fundamental human rights and Ethiopian authorities must restore internet access in Tigray. We have repeatedly called for an immediate end to this shutdown, which has been ongoing for the past 2 years, throughout our participation at #IGF2022.
Tech and social media platforms must address legitimate concerns such as misinformation and hateful content, to fulfill their obligation to respect human rights, keep people safe as they come back online, and prevent authorities from attempting to justify any kind of disruptions.
Over 6 million people in Tigray have been cut off from the internet since Nov 2020, making it difficult for journalists and human rights defenders to document violations, leading to impunity with regards to the crimes committed in the region. #ReconnectTigray
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How can we talk about governance & internet access where #InternetShutdowns are being used as a tool for genocide?

This year’s @intgovforum is taking place in Ethiopia, a country that continues to weaponize internet shutdowns against the people in #Tigray 🧵 #IGF2022 Protesters hold Tigrayan flags and signs, with a bigger one
For years, the Ethiopian government has relied on its dominance as a telecom & internet provider to cut groups out of the web, and hide war crimes and #HumanRights violations.
Since 2020, it has engineered the longest continuous internet shutdown in the world, keeping Tigrayans isolated in the middle of a war that has cost their livelihood and lives. #KeepItOn
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ኣብ ትግራይ ብዛዕባ ዘሎ ኩነታት ትፈልጥ(ጢ) ዶ?

ዘይትፈልጥ(ጢ) እንተኮይንካ(ኪ) ምኽንያቱ መንግስቲ ኮነ ኢሉ ኢንተርኔት ብምዕፃዉ እዪ ዝኸውን። #IGF2022
ብዘይ ናይ ኢንተርኔት ግልጋሎት ኣብ ትግራይን ካልኦት ክፋላት ኢትዮጵያን ዝርከቡ ህዝቢታት ምስ ስድራቤታቶም ፈተውቶምን ክራኸቡ ኣይከኣሉን። ብዛዕባ እዚ ብተወሳኺ ንምፍላጥ ነዚ ዝስዕብ ጠውቅ(ቂ)። ⬇️
accessnow.org/tigray-ethiopi… #KeepItOn
ነዚ ኣብ ከይዲ ዘሎ ናይ ኢንተርኔት ምዕፃው ንኹንን። ከምኡ እውን ሕብረት ኣፍሪካ እቲ ኣብ ትግራይን ካልኦት ክፋላት ኢትዮጵያን ዘሎ ናይ ግልጋሎት ምቁራፅ መፍትሒ ንኽግበሮ ኣብ ልዕሊ መንግስቲ ፅዕንቶ ንከሕድር ንፅውዕ።
accessnow.org/tigray-ethiopi…
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#IGF2022
@SFLCin team will be attending this years @intgovforum in #AddisAbaba, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December 2022.
The the overarching theme for #IGF2022 is - "Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future."
#ResilientInternet #IGF #DigitalDefenders
#eventupdates
We are hosting 2 sessions and participating in one. We are looking forward to having interesting conversations around "Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future".
The session details are given below -
Session 01: "Help! The Kill switch is taking away my limited agency"
Speakers-
@RadhikaJhalani🔗 @SFLCin,
Oliver Spencer 🔗 @FreeExpressMm, @agrabeli_🔗 @OpenObservatory, @PrasanthTweets🔗 @SFLCin,
@arzakkhan,
@FelAnthonio🔗 @accessnow.
intgovforum.org/en/content/igf…
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