Jan Penfrat on Nostr: Now it's official: #RightsCon 2026 has been censored and cancelled by the government ...
Now it's official: #RightsCon 2026 has been censored and cancelled by the government of #Zambia.
This is a loss for the global #DigitalRights community, a bigger one for #AccessNow, and maybe the biggest for #Zambia and the entire region, as future human rights events will think twice before setting foot there. 😪
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