HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #39
The Financial Freedom Report is a newsletter focusing on the role currencyand banking play in the civil liberties and human rights struggles of thoseliving under authoritarian regimes. We also spotlight new tools andapplications that can help individuals protect their financial freedom. Subscribe to the newsletter Good morning, readers! In Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s economic policies continue […]
HRF interviews Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on financial repression and freedom
New York (Sept. 5, 2024) – On Thursday, Bitcoin Magazine published a video of the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) chief strategy officer, Alex Gladstein, interviewing María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democratic opposition, about the destruction the Chavismo have caused to Venezuela’s monetary system and how many Venezuelans use Bitcoin to escape or find their […]
Financial Freedom
Our Recent Publications Jul 19, 2024 Jun 5, 2024 Apr 26, 2024 Mar 24, 2024 Jan 24, 2024 Our Strategy Education We educate the public on the threats to people’s financial freedom through op-eds in top news outlets, speaking engagements, educational events, and funding initiatives. Training We provide hands-on training to activists and human rights […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #37
The Financial Freedom Report is a newsletter focusing on the role currency and banking play in the civil liberties and human rights struggles of those living under authoritarian regimes. We also spotlight new tools and applications that can help individuals protect their financial freedom. Subscribe to the newsletter Good morning, readers! In Russia, the crackdown […]
The Role of Freedom Tech in Venezuela
As Venezuela grapples with fraudulent presidential elections, economic and financial collapse, widespread repression, and severe human rights abuses under dictator Nicolás Maduro, its brave activists continue searching for uncensorable solutions to combat systemic repression. The following guest piece by Jorge Jraissati, Venezuelan activist and president of the Economic Inclusion Group, explores how decentralized technologies, such […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #36
Good morning, readers! As Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro tightens his grip on power, he has restricted access to Binance, the world’s largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange. For many Venezuelans, Binance was a helpful lifeline offering peer-to-peer access to USD, Bitcoin, and stablecoins. Now, many are left increasingly trapped with the crumbling bolívar. This move also […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #35
Good morning, readers! In Nigeria, widespread discontent with President Bola Tinubu’s financially repressive policies sparked nationwide protests. Security forces descended on citizens peacefully protesting against the devaluation of the naira and soaring inflation, which has reached a 30-year high in a country where 40% of the population already suffers under extreme poverty. Meanwhile, in Northern […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #34
Good morning, readers! In Venezuela — recently home to one of the most catastrophic episodes of hyperinflation in history — dictator Nicolás Maduro fraudulently claimed victory in the country’s presidential election. The opposition party asserted that their candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, earned more than twice as many votes as Maduro. International observers condemned the outcome […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #33
Good morning, readers! We report to you from Nashville, Tenn., where HRF’s Financial Freedom team is here for a range of activities around the Bitcoin Conference. Notably, HRF is sponsoring the Open Source Stage, running a booth about FOSS Bitcoin development in the expo (come visit!), speaking on the main stage tomorrow and Saturday at […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #32
Good morning, readers! This week, authoritarian regimes intensified financial controls in response to global cost of living pressures. In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele initiated investigations into supermarkets allegedly hiking the prices of basic goods. Echoing countless socialist and statist leaders of the past, Bukele asserts these measures are necessary to “combat speculation” and “prevent […]
