<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in East Africa and Ghana as recent waves of hate speech, disinfo + anti-LGBTQ+ legislations put people further at risk.

See this thread for digital security tips to stay safe during this difficult time 🧵 healthpolicy-watch.news/sharp-rise-in-…

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: 1️⃣ Secure your phone:

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: 2️⃣ Secure your communications:

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: 3️⃣ Protect yourself from doxxing:

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: 4️⃣ Date safely online:

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: These tips are particularly important as law enforcement has a history of using entrapment and catfishing to blackmail, intimidate, and arrest LGBTQ+ people: theguardian.com/global-develop…

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: 5️⃣ If you get arrested:

More tips here ⬇️ digitalfirstaid.org/en/arrested/

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<aside> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592091009957216256/wuCpOnBs_400x400.jpg" width="40px" /> Access Now @accessnow: We’re outraged by this attack on the LGBTQ+ community in East Africa and Ghana.

Authorities must commit to protecting and promoting everyone’s rights.

LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. 🗣️

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