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As Xi Jinping arrived in the US, we projected the faces of eight political prisoners onto the streets of D.C. to call for their release.
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A 45 años de la muerte de Rómulo Betancourt, su archivo pasa a Human Rights Foundation
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Sep 28, 2026
A 45 años de la muerte de Rómulo Betancourt, su archivo pasa a Human Rights Foundation
Human Rights Foundation (HRF) anuncia que Alfredo Coronil Hartmann, hijastro del expresidente de Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt —hijo de su esposa, Renée Hartmann— y heredero de sus bienes, transfirió en mayo de 2023, en la ciudad de Nueva York, a Thor Halvorssen, fundador de HRF, la custodia y administración del archivo completo, la memorabilia y la mitad de los derechos sobre la herencia intelectual de Rómulo Betancourt Bello, el Padre de la Democracia venezolana.
HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #19
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Sep 28, 2026
HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #19
In Iran and China, state-backed actors are using AI to run autonomous influence campaigns. These actors can now deploy hundreds of AI agents to create social media accounts and flood platforms with political content, marking a new era of authoritarian propaganda.
HRF Co-sponsors AI Hack for Freedom III in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24–25
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Sep 25, 2026
Announcing the Winners of AI Hack for Freedom III
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 25, 2026) — On Sept. 24 and 25, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) co-hosted AI Hack for Freedom III, the third edition of a hackathon aimed at building digital tools that directly address the needs of human rights defenders under authoritarian regimes, with a prize pool of $50,000.
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #139
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Sep 24, 2026
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #139
In Russia, organizers of an international youth festival reportedly created multiple versions of the internet, including an unrestricted network for foreign visitors and a censored one for Russian citizens.
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Sep 22, 2026
AI for Activists: A Guide to Supercharging Your Movement with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as the most transformative technology of our time. Its meteoric development is reshaping industries, economies, and the way people work, communicate, and create. Governments are investing billions of dollars into it. Corporations are racing to build ever more capable AI systems. News headlines alternate between promises of extraordinary breakthroughs and warnings about existential risks.
How Tanzania’s Flawed 2025 Election Produced a Crisis of Legitimacy
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Sep 21, 2026
How Tanzania’s Flawed 2025 Election Produced a Crisis of Legitimacy
Nine months after Tanzania’s general elections, the regime is still using prosecution to try and neutralize those it claims to have defeated at the polls. On July 25, opposition party Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) said 51 of its officials had been arrested and charged with terrorism in connection with demonstrations planned for earlier in the month.
HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #18
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Sep 18, 2026
HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #18
This week, China’s top civilian intelligence official warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a security threat to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule. He pointed to risks including AI-generated political content against the CCP, AI-powered cyberattacks, and sensitive data leaks, while calling for tighter state control over AI.
Introducing Updates to the CBDC Tracker
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Sep 18, 2026
Introducing Updates to the CBDC Tracker
One of the most meaningful aspects of running the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has been listening to public feedback. Building a tool is one thing; building one that people find valuable is another.
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More than half of the world lives under tyranny

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HRF’s AI for Individual Rights program is the world’s first to support open-source, privacy-protecting artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the hands of dissidents and expose how AI is used by autocrats as a tool of repression.
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Art is a powerful tool for dissent in closed societies, provoking constructive dialogue and creating space for debate beyond mainstream bodies of political discourse. Authoritarian governments around the world recognize the power of art as a conduit of change and systematically persecute, repress, or censor artists to silence political dissent.
Financial Freedom
Financial Freedom
All governments, especially those of dictators, frequently debase, manipulate, demonetize, and surveil currencies, confiscate property, and freeze the bank accounts of people they don’t like. Dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists, and nonprofit organizations in authoritarian countries face enormous obstacles just to receive donations and pay bills.
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Flash Drives for Freedom
So for many years, North Korean defectors have organized efforts to smuggle outside info into North Korea on USB drives to counter Kim Jong-un’s constant propaganda.
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