Access Now has officially announced that RightsCon 2026 will no longer take place in Zambia. The decision follows a unilateral move by the Zambian government to "postpone" the summit just days before it was set to welcome over 2,600 in-person participants from 150 countries, reports ITREALMS.
Access Now, the host organization, has cited foreign interference and transnational repression as the mechanical necessity behind the summit's collapse, marking a dark day for digital rights and civic space on the continent.
