RightsCon 2026, a major international digital rights conference set for Lusaka, Zambia, was cancelled just days before welcoming 3,700+ participants from 150 countries. Access Now attributes the cancellation to Chinese diplomatic pressure on the Zambian government objecting to Taiwanese civil society participants joining the conference.
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A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
Chinese diplomatic pressure on Zambia forces last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026, blocking a 3,700-person international digital rights conference citing objections to Taiwanese civil society participants.
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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