Blog Post Jan 15, 2024 Beyond Borders: China’s Transnational Repression of Uyghurs In March, Turkish police raided a bookstore in Istanbul, accusing it of selling copies of Uyghur books banned by the Chinese regime without proper copyright.
Blog Post Jan 12, 2024 Fueling Ambition: Aramco’s pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s sports expansion In November 2023, news broke that Aramco—Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and energy giant—was set to complete a “significant sponsorship” deal with FIFA that would make it the football governing body’s biggest sponsor over the coming decade.
Blog Post Jan 11, 2024 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #6 This week, we brief you on China’s censorship of economic indicators, the freezing of bank accounts of indigenous activists in the Philippines, and the record inflation rate in Pakistan.
Blog Post Jan 4, 2024 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #5 We start 2024 with an exciting announcement: HRF granted $500,000 to 18 projects worldwide. Our Q4 gifts focused on global education, Bitcoin Core, mining decentralization, and projects that support freedom tech developers in closed societies.
Announcement Jan 3, 2024 “Beyond Utopia” shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at 2024 Oscars The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that “Beyond Utopia,” a film following the desperate and harrowing journeys of several individuals as they attempt to escape North Korea, has landed on the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Feature, Variety reported.
Blog Post Dec 21, 2023 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #4 For this week’s Financial Freedom report, we cover currency devaluation in Argentina, Hong Kong’s National Police arresting individuals for donating to pro-democracy activists, and recent product launches helping make Bitcoin easy to send worldwide.
Announcement Dec 19, 2023 Thank You for Supporting HRF in 2023 With 2023 coming to a close, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) would like to thank you for continuing to support our efforts to promote and protect human rights worldwide.
Press Release Dec 19, 2023 HRF Grants $500,000 to 18 Projects Worldwide HRF’s 18 grants focus on global education, Bitcoin Core, mining decentralization, and allowing developers in closed societies to participate and present at industry conferences.
Blog Post Dec 14, 2023 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #3 This week’s Financial Freedom report covers everything from extreme inflation under regimes in Zimbabwe and Iran to a newly exposed vulnerability allowing tyrants to track mobile phone usage of their citizens to Bitcoin software updates putting more power in the hands of users worldwide.
Op-Ed Dec 11, 2023 Amazing Stories Interview with HRF’s Danielle Ranucci In August of 2020, Amazing Stories published an OpEd in opposition to the Chinese Worldcon Bid. Later that same year that same article was updated with additional information.
Announcement Dec 11, 2023 Relaunch of HRF’s Dissidents & Dictators Podcast We are excited to announce the formal relaunch of the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Dissidents and Dictators podcast series.
Announcement Dec 7, 2023 Vote for HRF’s Wear Your Values Program in the Anthem Awards The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that our Wear Your Values (WYV) program video has been nominated for an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights, Awareness & Media Category.
Op-Ed Dec 2, 2023 Why crypto was the perfect tool for criminals and kleptocrats The news last week of money laundering charges against crypto exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, sent shockwaves through both financial markets and crypto consumers alike.
Blog Post Nov 30, 2023 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #2 From Singapore pioneering the use of central bank digital currencies to staggering currency debasement in Cuba and Egypt, it is evident that governments worldwide continue to abuse their digital power.
Op-Ed Nov 30, 2023 Fashion over Democracy: Louis Vuitton’s Show in Hong Kong Louis Vuitton is set to hold its first-ever fashion show this week in Hong Kong, headed by artist-turned-creative director Pharrell Williams.
Blog Post Nov 22, 2023 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #1 In this newsletter, HRF will provide useful stories and information to help us better understand the global impact of growing worldwide Bitcoin adoption.
Announcement Nov 21, 2023 Introducing HRF’s Financial Freedom Newsletter I’m Ayelen Osorio, and I recently joined the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) as a Financial Freedom specialist. With HRF, I look forward to exploring the various ways people living under authoritarian regimes are reclaiming their financial freedom with new technology.
Announcement Nov 15, 2023 Highlights From the Inaugural Global Bitcoin Summit Reliving some of the brightest moments of the first-ever Global Bitcoin Summit, hosted by the Human Rights Foundation and Bitcoin Park.
Op-Ed Nov 14, 2023 Eric Adams’s Entanglements With Turkey Mark a New Level of Kleptocracy In his short time as the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams has built a reputation for playing a starring role in some of the most cartoonish moments that New Yorkers have lived through in recent years.
Press Release Nov 14, 2023 HRF Launches Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker Today, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched the Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker, a pioneering initiative that maps the development and global implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
