Newsletter Apr 30, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #119 In Kenya, users of the digital asset exchange Binance report account freezes at the request of law enforcement.
Announcement Apr 29, 2026 Announcing the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum On Tuesday, June 2, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will host the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum.
Op-Ed Apr 27, 2026 NBA’s Rwanda ties face scrutiny after sanctions-linked BAL withdrawal As the NBA enters its postseason crescendo, its carefully cultivated image as one of the most progressive leagues in sports is once again in the spotlight due to its partnership with Rwanda, which has long been accused of human rights abuses and war crimes.
Newsletter Apr 27, 2026 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #9 We start this month in Russia, where officials proposed new legislation aimed at restricting or banning Russian access to foreign AI models.
Newsletter Apr 23, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #118 We start in Uganda, where officials are pushing a Foreign Agents bill that may sharply limit funding for civil society organizations.
Blog Post Apr 22, 2026 What Does Authoritarianism Have to Do with Fashion? The clothes we wear rarely tell the full story of how they were made. Behind a shirt or pair of jeans is a global supply chain that spans farms, factories, and lives.
Newsletter Apr 16, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #117 We start in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the country’s central bank has announced plans to ban cash transactions in US dollars and other foreign currencies starting in April 2027.
Announcement Apr 10, 2026 Beyond Borders: HRF Equips Young Leaders With Skills To Counter China’s Transnational Repression CCPDI’s First In-Person Activist Retreat
Newsletter Apr 9, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #116 In China, officials have ordered the removal of Bitchat from Apple’s App Store. Officials cited violations of regulations governing “internet-based information services with attribute (sp) of public opinions or capable of social mobilization.”
Newsletter Apr 2, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #115 India’s central bank is negotiating with up to five peers to expand its digital rupee, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), for cross-border institutional and retail transactions, urging fellow BRICS nations to connect their respective CBDCs.
Press Release Apr 1, 2026 HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund Announces Support for 26 Projects Worldwide NEW YORK (April 1, 2026) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce grants totaling 1.5 billion satoshis from its Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF). This round of grants supports projects advancing open-source software development, Bitcoin research and educational initiatives, and financial privacy for the 6.2 billion people living under authoritarian regimes.
Newsletter Mar 30, 2026 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #8 We begin with research from the African Digital Rights Network, which documents how 11 African countries have collectively spent more than $2 billion on Chinese-built “smart city” AI-powered surveillance systems.
Newsletter Mar 26, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #114 In Uganda, the Museveni regime has frozen the bank accounts of several prominent human rights organizations.
Op-Ed Mar 20, 2026 Tyranny Tracker: Identifying authoritarianism, illuminating freedom The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has launched Tyranny Tracker — a qualitative democracy index that classifies countries and territories as democratic, hybrid authoritarian, or fully authoritarian.
Newsletter Mar 19, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #113 This edition examines Venezuela’s first official inflation reading in more than a year after the regime halted public reporting and restricted independent estimates.
Op-Ed Mar 13, 2026 Putin Bombs the Power Grid. The Children Keep Playing When the Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych risked disqualification for wearing a helmet displaying the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war during this year’s Olympics, it became clear: even sports equipment has become political.
Announcement Mar 13, 2026 HRF Calls on Doja Cat to Cancel Move Afrika’s Dictator-Sponsored Concert in Rwanda The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has learned of your plans to perform in Kigali, Rwanda on March 17, 2026, as part of the Move Afrika tour.
Report Mar 13, 2026 Doja Cat Rwanda Concert Letter The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has learned of your plans to perform in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 17, 2026, as part of the Move Afrika tour.
Newsletter Mar 12, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #112 We begin this week’s edition in Cuba, where personal stories reveal the human toll of currency collapse under the communist regime.
Newsletter Mar 5, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #111 In Nicaragua, the Ortega-Murillo regime is turning exile into economic erasure. Nicaraguans expelled since 2023 have reported that, within hours of deportation, the state stripped them of their nationality, canceled their pensions, and deleted decades of their contribution records.
