Press Release Oct 9, 2018 Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Allegedly Killed for Criticism of Saudi Prince New York (October 9, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) demands an independent international investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is believed to have been killed…
Press Release Sep 28, 2018 #ErdoganOut: HRF ad campaign condemns Erdogan during UNGA HRF Ad Campaign Condemns Erdogan during UNGA NEW YORK (September 28, 2018) — This week Turkey’s authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited New York City to attend the United Nations…
Press Release Aug 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador after arrests of Saudi activists (The Washington Post) – Saudi Arabia ordered the expulsion on Monday of the Canadian ambassador and the halting of all new trade and investment deals between the two countries after…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia Detains More Women’s Rights Activists (The Wall Street Journal) – Authorities in Saudi Arabia have detained two women’s rights activists, human-rights groups said Wednesday, broadening a campaign of arrests that has drawn international criticism and…
Press Release Jul 19, 2018 HRF to UN: Investigate Jailing of Iranian Women’s Rights Activist NEW YORK (July 19, 2018) — Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) requesting that it launch…
Publication Jun 28, 2018 Moroccan protest leader’s 20-year sentence sets off marches (AP) – Hundreds of protesters marched in Morocco’s capital Wednesday to denounce the convictions of a charismatic protest movement leader and three other activists, all given the maximum prison sentence…
Press Release Jun 23, 2018 Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Activists Before Ending the Driving Ban NEW YORK (June 23, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Saudi Arabian government for the ongoing crackdown on women’s rights activists. The arrests started on May 15,…
Blog Post Jun 22, 2018 Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – May 2018 This includes at least 16 executions, five flogging sentences, 17 cases of state sponsored killings, increased pressure on prisoners, beating street vendors and destroying people’s houses by the municipality agents,…
Publication Jun 18, 2018 Who Really Put Saudi Women Behind the Wheel? Feminism terrifies authoritarians. Why else would the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman — the heir-apparent of an absolute monarchy that has ruled since 1932 over a country named after…
Announcement Jun 1, 2014 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Iyad el-Baghdadi Iyad el-Baghdadi is a Palestinian writer and expert on Islam and political liberties who was born and raised in the United Arab Emirates.
Announcement Jun 1, 2025 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Asmaa al-Ghoul Asmaa al-Ghoul is a Palestinian journalist and secular feminist known for her vocal criticism of Hamas and Fatah, which led to her imprisonment, interrogation, death threats, and attacks.
Announcement Jun 1, 2012 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Mona Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning Egyptian-American journalist.
Announcement Jun 1, 2011 Announcing OFF 2012 speaker: Izzeldin Abuelaish Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor who has practiced extensively inside Israel and the Gaza Strip, seeking reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians through medicine and understanding.
