Blog Post 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.
Press Release Jan 21, 2022 HRF Succeeds in UN Petition — Russia and Tajikistan Condemned for Kidnapping, Unlawful Detention of Sharofiddin Gadoev The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (UNWGAD) determination that the February 2019 kidnapping and subsequent unlawful detention of Sharofiddin Gadoev in Russia and Tajikistan, respectively, were arbitrary and in violation of international law.
Press Release Jan 6, 2022 HRF Condemns Deadly Government Violence in Kazakhstan The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns all violence against demonstrators in the wake of protests against the rise in price of consumer goods that have spread and escalated across Kazakhstan.
Publication Nov 16, 2021 A Free Belarus on the Horizon A conversation between Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov about how dictator Alexander Lukashenko stole the 2020 presidential election, how Belarus rose up, and how she has been advocating around the world for the release of political prisoners, an end to political violence, and free and fair elections in Belarus.
Publication Aug 6, 2020 Tyga Cancels Belarus Concert Criticized as “Propaganda Stunt” Rapper Tyga has been urged by the Human Rights Foundation to cancel a concert in Belarus organized by its “dictator” ruler and due to take place the night before a presidential election.
