Awala (Relaynet)
Developer: Relaycorp
Tool Format: Desktop App
Technology Category: Censorship Circumvention
Computer network designed to allow users to navigate online spaces during internet shutdowns
Available in: English, Spanish-
Free -
Free Ceno Browser
Developer: eQualit.ie
Tool Format: Mobile App
Technology Category: Censorship Circumvention
Mobile web browser that allows users to circumvent censorship protocols and use the internet without restriction
Available in: Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu -
Free Circulo
Developer: ARTICLE 19
Tool Format: Mobile App
Technology Category: Secure Communication & Documentation
Open-source mobile app that provides a digital space for human rights advocates, particularly those of marginalized genders, to securely communicate with one another when facing targeted attacks
Available in: English, Spanish -
Pay-As-You-Go Civil Society Cyber Shield Project
Developer: Open Culture Foundation International Program, New School of Democracy, Hacks in Taiwan Conference (HITCON), Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Tool Format: Training/Consulting Services
Technology Category: Website Security
Capacity-building project providing suite of cybersecurity services including incident response support, security policy development, and cyber defense training
Available in: Chinese (Mandarin), English -
Tiered/Feature-Based Deflect
Developer: eQualit.ie
Tool Format: Web App | Desktop App
Technology Category: Website Security
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and cyber-attack mitigation platform designed for civil society stakeholders
Available in: Arabic, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu -
Free Fake Antenna Detection Project (FADe)
Developer: South Lighthouse
Tool Format: Training/Consulting Services
Technology Category: Secure Communication & Documentation
Cybersecurity organizations that detects international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)-catchers ("fake cell towers") as a way to prevent restrictive governments from intercepting private communications
Available in: English, Spanish -
Free No Script Browser
Developer: Giorgio Maone
Tool Format: Web App
Technology Category: Censorship Circumvention
Open-source software that can pre-emptively block harmful scripts from exploiting security vulnerabilities in your online browser
Available in: Bengali, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukranian -
Free OONI Probe
Developer: Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
Tool Format: Mobile App | Desktop App
Technology Category: Censorship Monitoring
Software service that identifies which circumvention tools have been banned through censorship controls in a specific country
Available in: Arabic, English, Khmer, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese -
Free Qaul.net
Developer: Verein zur Förderung
Tool Format: Mobile App | Desktop App
Technology Category: Secure Communication & Documentation
Internet independent wireless mesh communications app that enables peer-to-peer conversations in highly repressive environments
Available in: Arabic, Chinese (Mainland and Taiwanese), English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish -
Free Share, Archive, Verify, and Encrypt (SAVE)
Developer: Open Archive/Media Alliance
Tool Format: Mobile App
Technology Category: Secure Communication & Documentation
Mobile application that allows individuals to document human rights abuses by leveraging a suite of privacy-enhancing technologies to safeguard your media and identity in the event of internet shutdowns, surveillance, device confiscations, content takedowns, limited bandwidth, and data loss.
Available in: English, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Ukrainian