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.

In a statement, Access Now says it was “told that diplomats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were putting pressure on the Government of Zambia because Taiwanese civil society participants were planning to join us in person.”

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    2 hours ago

    I’m not trusting anyone who says “trust me.”

    I know it was bad. I said what I said.