Press Release Aug 6, 2020 HRF Urges Hip Hop Artist Tyga to Cancel Dictator-Sponsored Concert in Belarus MINSK, BELARUS (August 6, 2020) – American hip hop artist Tyga is scheduled to perform at a government-sponsored concert in Belarus on August 8, as part of a plan to…
Events Aug 6, 2020 Second Round of Bitcoin DevFund Grants Announced HRF is delighted to announce the next recipients of HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund: Openoms, Evan Kaloudis, and Fontaine. Launched in June 2020 to support open source software, the Bitcoin Development…
Events Jun 23, 2020 Introducing HRF’s new podcast: Dissidents and Dictators Today, HRF is introducing a new interview series: Dissidents and Dictators.
Media Jun 13, 2020 Op-Ed: Corporate America stands against injustices — except those ‘Made in China’ This op-ed was published by The Hill on June 13, 2020. By Jenny Wang, HRF’s Strategic Advisor The killing of George Floyd has ignited a civil society deeply disturbed by…
Press Release Jun 9, 2020 Report: Corporate Intimidation & Censorship in China NEW YORK (June 9, 2020) — On the one-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s million-person march defending the city’s freedom, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has released a report that reveals…
Report Jun 1, 2020 Corporate Intimidation and Censorship in China Since China’s rise as a global trade giant, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has leveraged its position in the global economy to intimidate foreign companies into becoming indirect messengers of its political ideology. Since the 1990s, the Chinese government has exerted pressure…
Events May 20, 2020 Flash Drives For Freedom Wins Webby Award NEW YORK — Flash Drives For Freedom has been voted the Best Cause-Related Campaign in the People’s Voice category of the 24th annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards…
Press Release Apr 24, 2020 Hong Kong’s government must end arbitrary arrests NEW YORK – Rule of law in Hong Kong is under attack, and citizens are being arbitrarily arrested for peacefully protesting, or even just passing by protest sites.
Events Apr 22, 2020 8 Questions with Ai Weiwei: Art and Dissent in China Chinese artist Ai Weiwei sits down for a conversation via video with Thor Halvorssen, president of the Human Rights Foundation, about art, dissent, and freedom of expression at the Human…
Events Mar 6, 2020 Rule of law is under attack in Hong Kong A series of recent high-profile arrests in Hong Kong underscore the message from the Chinese Community Party: criticize the government, expect intimidation and worse.
Press Release Oct 4, 2019 North Korea: Sympathizers of the Dictatorship to Hold Concert in New York City Celebrating the ‘Dear Leader’ NEW YORK – Sympathizers of North Korea’s regime will carry out a propaganda coup this Saturday at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Concert Hall on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Press Release Jul 10, 2019 HRF Urges Liam Payne to Follow Nicki Minaj: Cancel Performance in Saudi Arabia NEW YORK (July 10, 2019) — British pop star Liam Payne is still scheduled to perform at a concert next week in Saudi Arabia.
Publication Jul 9, 2019 Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia performance following backlash from human rights activists Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj said that she is no longer headlining a concert in Saudi Arabia this month after her decision to perform in the staunchly conservative nation generated backlash from human rights groups.
News Jul 9, 2019 Nicki Minaj pulls out of concert in Saudi Arabia ‘after better educating myself on the issues’ (Washington Post) Rapper Nicki Minaj has canceled her concert appearance in Saudi Arabia amid calls to pull out due to the country’s human rights violations.
Press Release Jul 5, 2019 HRF to Nicki Minaj: Cancel Show in Saudi Arabia UPDATED: NEW YORK (July 9, 2019) — On Thursday, July 18, 2019, American hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj is scheduled to perform at Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia, a state-sponsored music festival funded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
Blog Post Jun 25, 2019 How Bitcoin Can Help In The Fight For Human Rights (Forbes) Your financial transactions say a lot about where you’ve been, what you were doing, and what you intended to do — making them a perfect way to surveil you.
Publication May 23, 2019 Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid Today’s humanitarian aid model is fundamentally broken. Whether you’re a foundation making a donation to a nonprofit abroad, a government distributing aid to another government, or an individual sending emergency funds to family members across borders, your money only gets to where it needs to go after passing through intermediaries.
Press Release May 21, 2019 HRF announces the Freedom Fellowship The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the creation of the Freedom Fellowship, a unique program that awards 10 human rights advocates, social entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders from authoritarian countries around the world with the unique opportunity to dramatically increase the impact of their work.
Announcement Apr 1, 2019 HRF to Exhibit Dissident Art at 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce that internationally acclaimed Chinese dissident artists, the Gao Brothers, will be joining the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum as part of our Art in Protest program.
