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Jan 8, 2025

Corruption Trails CBDC Projects in China, Nigeria, and Lebanon

Central bankers have a corruption problem. Recently, Yao Qian, the former head of the People’s Bank of China’s research into central bank digital currency (CBDC), was removed from office and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party for engaging in corruption.

Apr 28, 2023

How Alexander Lukashenko Targets the Women of Belarus

They stood in rows, all dressed in red and white — the colors of the independent Belarusian flag, used by the opposition and banned by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. The sight of hundreds of women peacefully marching in protest would become an enduring symbol in Belarus in 2020.

Dec 21, 2022

Champion of Freedom: The Fearless Women of Iran & Afghanistan

The condition of women and girls is a significant indicator of the democratic status of a country and 2022 proved that, in many places around the globe, the diagnosis isn’t good: The systematic assault on women’s rights under authoritarian regimes was illuminated time and again, especially in the Middle East and South Asia.

Aug 30, 2022

No Girl Left Behind: A Year of HRF’s Commitment to the People of Afghanistan

Around this time last year, amid the waning summer and an otherwise hopeful moment of revival in the post-pandemic year, the world witnessed a cataclysmic event: the United States’ formal military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Feb 18, 2022

Kazakhstan in Context: Corrupt to the Core

In early January, tens of thousands of people across Kazakhstan protested after a sharp rise in the price of gas.

Jan 21, 2022

The Ignorance and Reluctance of the Rich and the Famous

In a recent episode of the podcast “All-In,” Chamath Palihapitiya, billionaire venture capitalist, stakeholder of the Golden State Warriors, and Chairman of Virgin Galactic, commented that “nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs… Of all the things that I care about, it is below my line.”

Aug 4, 2021

Unraveling China’s Attempts to Hinder Academic Freedom: Confucius Institutes

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enters its 100th year, it continues to actively spearhead extensive propaganda, censorship, and repression campaigns within and outside of China’s borders.