Announcement Oct 1, 2025 Why Bitcoin is Freedom Money: HRF in the Journal of Democracy The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to share “Why Bitcoin is Freedom Money,” a new essay by HRF Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein, published in the Journal of Democracy.
Newsletter Sep 25, 2025 Financial Freedom Report #91 In Vietnam, the central bank deactivated more than 86 million bank accounts on Sept. 1, erasing nearly half the country’s financial accounts. The move is part of a national push for mandatory biometric ID, framed by…
Newsletter Sep 18, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #90 In Thailand, the central bank froze more than 3 million Thai bank accounts and imposed daily transfer limits in a bid to reduce online scams. The heavy-handed approach offers a glimpse into how broad state financial measures can unintentionally lead…
Newsletter Sep 11, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #89 In Russia, the Kremlin is increasing efforts to push citizens onto its new state-run messenger app, Max. Voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram have been disabled, and new legislation requires all new phones to come with Max pre-installed. But the…
Newsletter Sep 4, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #88 In Georgia, a Tbilisi court froze the bank accounts of seven major Georgian NGOs, accusing them of “sabotage” and “financing” protests under charges made possible by the country’s recently enacted…
Press Release Aug 28, 2025 HRF Financial Freedom program named finalist for Templeton Freedom Award The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is honored to announce that its Financial Freedom program has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Templeton Freedom Award, presented annually by Atlas Network.
Newsletter Aug 28, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #87 In Russia, Vladimir Putin signed a new law allowing police to freeze citizens’ bank accounts for up to 10 days without a court order. While framed as an anti-fraud measure, the law gives police a fast and…
Newsletter Aug 21, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #86 In Cuba, the peso’s parallel market rate increased to 400 pesos per US dollar, a record low reflecting a 94% devaluation in just a few years. High inflation, stagnant wages
Press Release Aug 19, 2025 HRF secures UN opinion condemning Vietnam’s detention of Khmer Krom activists The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) found that Vietnam’s detention of To Hoang Chuong and Thach Cuong — activists and members of the Khmer Krom indigenous community — is arbitrary and violates international law.
Publication Aug 15, 2025 An artist on the run, an exhibition censored: How China tried to silence a Thai art show Three weeks ago, Burmese artist Sai was in Bangkok, celebrating the opening of an art exhibition he had curated with his wife at one of Thailand’s top galleries.
Newsletter Aug 14, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #85 In Bolivia, 25% inflation has sent trust in the boliviano falling and pushed more individuals toward Bitcoin for daily transactions and savings. Since unbanning digital assets…
Newsletter Aug 13, 2025 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #3 Welcome back to the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) monthly newsletter giving you the low-down on how AI and individual rights converge. This month, we’re continuing to explore…
Blog Post Aug 11, 2025 A ‘known unknown’ Where’s all the money coming into American think tanks from? Ben Freeman on the enormous foreign-government “donations” flowing through Washington, D.C.
Publication Aug 8, 2025 Bangkok Art & Culture Centre censors works following visit from Chinese officials The Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC) has removed and obscured several artworks and artists’ names from their current exhibition..
Newsletter Aug 7, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #84 Last week, El Salvador’s Congress approved constitutional changes allowing unlimited presidential reelections that would allow for President Nayib Bukele to run indefinitely….
Announcement Aug 5, 2025 Vote to Bring HRF to SXSW 2026! Each year, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) brings the global struggle for freedom to the forefront at South by Southwest (SXSW)
Blog Post Jul 31, 2025 Tracking CBDCs before they track you Nicholas Anthony Policymakers around the world have become consumed with the idea of launching central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. Prior to 2019, only a small handful of central banks were exploring this idea. Yet, today,…
Newsletter Jul 31, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #83 A Russian court sentenced Dmitry Marsov, a father of five, to three years in prison for donating merely $20 to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, an act now considered terrorism…
Newsletter Jul 24, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #82 The Hungarian government has enacted one of the most repressive digital asset laws in Europe. As of July 1, trading Bitcoin on an unauthorized platform could…
Newsletter Jul 17, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #81 In Venezuela, the bolívar is depreciating by 13% each month, rapidly eroding the wages and savings of Venezuelans
