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 Good morning, readers! In Russia, the crackdown on charitable donations […]
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 […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #31
Good morning, readers! This week, financial policies impacting personal freedoms worldwide take center stage. In Russia, imprisoned opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was transferred to a prison hospital, while officials issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny and new chair of the Human Rights Foundation, for being part of an “extremist group.” […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #30
Good morning, readers! This week, we continue to witness the erosion of financial freedom and civil liberties worldwide. In Kenya, thousands of young citizens protested new taxes and a bailout for the government, which continues to erode democracy. Thirty-nine people were killed. Meanwhile, Bolivia experienced an alleged coup attempt led by the former commander general […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #29
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 here Good morning, readers! This past week, […]
