Press Release Jan 6, 2021 Hong Kong Arrests Dozens of Pro-Democracy Figures in a Mass Raid NEW YORK (January 6, 2021) тАУ The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Hong Kong governmentтАЩs mass arrests of 53 opposition activists and politicians in a single day
Blog Post Dec 23, 2020 WhatтАЩs Happening in Hong Kong? Q&A With HK Activist Johnson Yeung 2020 has been an especially difficult year for Hongkongers tirelessly fighting against the authoritarian Chinese regime.
Op-Ed Dec 20, 2022 HRF Op-Ed: The Plight of Political Dissident Jimmy Lai Hong Kong businessman and political dissident Jimmy Lai told me over dinner at his Taiwan home in 2019 that he knew speaking out for truth, justice and freedom in the region could come at great personal cost. He is now behind bars for this supposed crime, so IтАЩm speaking out for him.
Press Release Dec 14, 2020 South Korean Government Criminalizes North Korean Human Rights Activism NEW YORK (December 14, 2020) тАУ Today, the South Korean National Assembly passed a controversial bill proposed by the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee
Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong KongтАЩs Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) тАУ A Hong Kong magistratesтАЩ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam
Announcement Dec 1, 2020 State-Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea At the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, the Human Rights Foundation hosted a panel discussion about how dictatorships employ cyber attacks at home and abroad.
Press Release Nov 25, 2020 Hong Kong: HRF Sends UN Urgent Appeal to Condemn National Security Law NEW YORK (November 25, 2020) тАУ The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has submitted an Urgent Appeal to three Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Blog Post Mar 12, 2020 Using fashion as silent protest in North Korea From wearing lipstick to putting on a pair of jeans, fashion has become a political statement for North Koreans.
