Announcement Sep 10, 2026 HRF-Sponsored Report Exposes Venezuela’s Chinese AI Surveillance Deal NEW YORK (Sept. 10, 2026) — With support from the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released a landmark research report detailing how Venezuela is poised to quickly acquire Chinese AI-enabled surveillance tools and integrate them into its systems of state control.
Report Sep 10, 2026 Warning signals: Venezuela and the risk of Chinese AI-enabled digital authoritarianism This report shows that Venezuela is in a position to quickly acquire Chinese artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled surveillance tools. Venezuela has signed an agreement to acquire them, and government officials have stated their intention to integrate them into Venezuela’s current surveillance regime.
Human Rights Dispatch Sep 2, 2026 Zambia Imprisons Opposition Candidates, China Sentences Gao Zhen Gao Zhen, 70, of the internationally acclaimed “Gao Brothers,” remains behind bars in China. On Aug. 25, he was sentenced to three years in prison — the full term prosecutors sought — over sculptures made 2006–2009, under a law that did not exist until 2018.
Blog Post Aug 31, 2026 The Evolution of Youth-led Movements in East and Southeast Asia: What’s Next? In August 2025, HRF published “Youthquake: Youth-led Movements Shaking Up East and Southeast Asia,” which examined how youth movements in Hong Kong, Burma, Thailand, the Uyghur Region, Tibet, and diaspora communities mobilized from 2019 to 2023 to demand democracy, justice, and freedom.
Human Rights Dispatch Aug 25, 2026 China Sentences Artist Gao Zhen, Censors CADAL Event in Argentina The Chinese embassy in Buenos Aires pressured Argentina’s foreign ministry to cancel a @CADAL conference on 21st-century totalitarianism. The reason was a single speaker, a Uyghur human rights leader. HRF condemns this act of transnational censorship on Argentine soil.
Human Rights Dispatch Aug 21, 2026 Burkina Forces Military Training on Media, Zambia Opposition Figure Killed, and more. HRF condemns the Burkina Faso junta’s imposition of compulsory military and “patriotism” training on journalists as part of its war on insurgents. This political indoctrination and militarization of the press marks another step in the Ibrahim Traoré regime’s drive for totalitarian power.
Human Rights Dispatch Aug 17, 2026 Angola Police Crackdown, China Detains Teacher, Taliban Bars Girls HRF strongly condemns the Taliban regime for barring an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover.
Human Rights Dispatch Aug 11, 2026 HRF Counter-Repression Toolkit, Russia Bars Yabloko Party, Belarus Marks Stolen Election Today, HRF launched a new resource to help activists and diaspora communities confront China’s transnational repression (TNR).
Report Aug 11, 2026 Toolkit to Counter the Chinese Communist Party’s Transnational Repression The Human Rights Foundation’s Toolkit to Counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Transnational Repression (TNR) is a direct outcome of HRF’s 2026 Beyond Borders workshop, which brought together young activists from Uyghur, Hong Konger, Tibetan, Chinese, and Southern Mongolian diasporas and Taiwan.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 24, 2026 Benin Dissolves Electoral Body, HRF Issues CCP Policy Briefs Today, HRF released two new policy briefs outlining practical recommendations for the United States and the European Union to strengthen their responses to China’s transnational repression.
Publication Jul 24, 2026 Protecting EU-Based Youth Activists and Diaspora Communities from China’s Transnational Repression Although a codified definition remains absent from the international legal lexicon, transnational repression (TNR) refers to the practice of foreign governments or their proxies extending their reach beyond borders in an attempt to individuals, including human rights defenders, journalists, activists, artists, academics, and members of diaspora communities, whose speech, activity, or perceived affiliations are regarded by the state as unacceptable.
Publication Jul 24, 2026 Protecting US-Based Youth Activists and Diaspora Communities from China’s Transnational Repression Although a codified definition remains absent from the international legal lexicon, transnational repression (TNR)1 refers to the practice of foreign governments or their proxies extending their reach beyond borders in an attempt to control individuals, including human rights defenders, journalists, activists, artists, academics, and members of diaspora communities, whose speech, activity, or perceived affiliations are regarded by the state as unacceptable.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 22, 2026 Aston Villa Sponsoring Rwanda, Nicaragua Abolishes Elections, China Jails Uyghur Family, and more HRF condemns the Indian regime’s use of excessive force to suppress peaceful protests in New Delhi.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 8, 2026 Museveni Defends Crackdown, Cuba Opens Markets, Pastor Ezra Jin Released The Human Rights Foundation celebrates the release of Pastor Ezra Jin following almost nine months of arbitrary detention in China.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 7, 2026 ECOWAS Rules Against Togo Regime, Tibetan Activist Dies in NYC, Russia Bombs Kyiv HRF condemns Russia’s latest brutal attacks on Ukraine, which killed at least 21 people, including 15 in Kyiv. This is a deliberate effort to terrorize Ukraine’s civilian population.
Press Release Jul 7, 2026 HRF Welcomes the Release of Pastor Ezra Jin NEW YORK (July 7, 2026) — This weekend, Pastor Jin “Ezra” Mingri of Zion Church was released after nearly nine months of arbitrary detention in China.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 2, 2026 RSF Threatens El Obeid, Uganda Shuts Down Media, Vietnam Jails Dissidents, and more. HRF expresses deep concern over Vietnam’s increasing use of vague laws to target human rights activists and dissidents perceived as challenging the regime’s rule.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 1, 2026 Tanzania Bans Rallies, Mali Targets Exiles, China’s Unity Law Takes Effect, and more. On July 1, 1997, the British government transferred Hong Kong’s sovereignty to Chinese rule, under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework, which included guarantees for the protection of rights and freedoms for 50 years.
Human Rights Dispatch Jun 18, 2026 Military Court Seeks 20 Years for Nathanaël Onokomba, Erias Lukwago Imprisoned, U Min Zin Arrested in China, and more. HRF expresses deep concern over China’s arrest of US citizen U Min Zin, a researcher and long-time critic of Burma’s military junta, and Burma’s detention of American businessman and author Adam Castillo.
Human Rights Dispatch Jun 15, 2026 China Delays Sentencing of Artist Gao Zhen On June 10, Chinese dissident artist, Gao Zhen’s sentencing was postponed. He can now be sentenced any time between now and September 10. Gao Zhen has already spent almost two years in prison, for simply making art.
