Zambia cancels global digital freedoms conference days before start
On Tuesday, Zambia’s Minister of Technology and Science offered the first hint that the conference would be cancelled, telling a Zambian news outlet that participants’ security clearances were incomplete and that the government has concerns about the conference’s “dialogue.”
The advocacy organization behind one of the world’s largest digital human rights conferences announced Wednesday that it has canceled an event scheduled to begin May 5 in Lukasa, Zambia due to the country’s government shutting it down over concerns about its digital freedoms theme.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online,” Access Now, which organizes the event, said in its announcement. “We understand this news is deeply upsetting for our community.”
The announcement came as thousands of delegates were en route to Zambia or already there.
Source: https://therecord.media/zabia-cancels-global-digital-freedoms-conference-shortly-before-start
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