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…
Press Release Jun 14, 2018 Jordan’s Authoritarian Rulers Must Hand Power to the People NEW YORK (June 14, 2018) — Last week, Jordan’s newly-appointed prime minister, Omar al-Razzaz, announced that the government would repeal a tax law that had prompted widespread protests and dissent…
Media Jun 6, 2018 Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion (The Washington Post) –With his growing authoritarianism, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed unassailable a few months ago when he decided to advance presidential and parliamentary elections by more than…
Media Jun 6, 2018 Iran’s renowned rights lawyer Sotoudeh arrested (France 24) – Iran’s award-winning human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Wednesday, her husband said in a Facebook post. “A few hours ago Nasrin was arrested at home…
Media Jun 5, 2018 Young Jordanians taste political protest for the first time (Reuters)–Jordanian accountant Leen Samer has never attended a protest in Amman before. But since last week, she and her friends have flocked to rallies near the cabinet office every night…
Media May 11, 2018 What to expect from Iraq’s election on Saturday Tomorrow, Iraqis will be voting for the first time since their territory was liberated from the Islamic State’s rule. Given the current security-related, sectarian and economic challenges facing the country…
Publication May 7, 2018 Turkey’s main opposition candidate demands more media coverage (Reuters)–The presidential candidate for Turkey’s main opposition has hit out at a lack of mainstream media coverage for opposition parties and candidates before elections in June. Muharrem Ince, the main…
Media Apr 26, 2018 Turkish court sentences journalists to years in prison for ‘terrorism’ charges (CNN) – A Turkish court has sentenced 14 employees of a newspaper that has been critical of President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s government to prison, convicting them on ‘terrorism’ charges. The…
Media Apr 25, 2018 Egyptian Military Court Sentences Sisi Critic to 5 Years in Prison (The New York Times) – A military court on Tuesday sentenced a former government anticorruption czar to five years in prison over incendiary claims about documents said to incriminate Egypt’s…
Blog Post Apr 23, 2018 HRF Congratulates Shawkan For Winning UNESCO’s Press Freedom Prize HRF congratulates Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, commonly known as Shawkan, for winning UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize for his fearless reporting during anti-regime protests, and in recognition of…
Publication Apr 23, 2018 New electronic system to speed up Iraqi election results: elections chief (Reuters) – A new electronic system will deliver the results of Iraq’s upcoming national election within hours of polls closing, the country’s chief electoral officer said, a marked improvement from…
Media Apr 18, 2018 Turkey to hold snap elections on 24 June, says Erdoğan (The Guardian) – The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has announced snap elections on 24 June, more than a year earlier than planned, saying the country urgently needed to make…
Media Apr 16, 2018 How did voters register their protest in Egypt’s presidential election? (The Washington Post) – During the last week of March, Egyptians headed to the polls to award incumbent President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi a second term. The event was an election…
Media Apr 11, 2018 Waleed Abulkhair sits in a Saudi jail for speaking out Waleed Abulkhair sits in a Saudi jail for speaking out By Javier El-Hage and Celine Assaf Boustani July 12, 2016 Javier El-Hage and Celine Assaf Boustani are lawyers at the…
Press Release Apr 10, 2018 Syria: Assad Gasses Innocent Civilians, Again NEW YORK (April 10, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against the civilian population of the last rebel-held city, Douma,…
