Post #2075631
2026-05-01 17:34 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116499472077315528
"We believe foreign interference is the reason RightsCon 2026 won’t proceed in Zambia or online" — Access Now
(China upset Zambia was hosting an event that gave Taiwanese groups a stage)
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
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@aiefel@mastodon.social 2026-05-01 17:43
"Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned." https://www.wired.com/story/the-chinese-government-pressured-zambia-to-cancel-the-worlds-largest-digital-rights-conference/