Media Jul 11, 2018 Zimbabwe opposition marches on electoral agency to demand reforms (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party marched to the independent election agency for the second time in as many months on Wednesday, demanding reforms it said were vital for a…
Press Release Jul 11, 2018 HRF condemns threat against OFF speaker Jerry Sesanga Last weekend, Ugandan human rights activist and 2018 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Jerry Sesanga received a threatening Facebook message from an unknown sender. The message was sent just two days…
Press Release Jul 11, 2018 Press Release — Nicaragua: HRF Condemns Killings by Ortega’s Regime NEW YORK (July 11, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) joins the United Nations in condemning the more than 300 state-sponsored killings in Nicaragua. On April 18, protests broke…
Press Release Jul 10, 2018 Liu Xia, Detained Widow of Nobel Peace Laureate, Leaves China BEIJING — The ailing widow of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died of cancer last year under police guard, left China for Europe…
Media Jul 9, 2018 Myanmar judge charges two Reuters journalists with violating secrets act A Myanmar judge on Monday charged two Reuters journalists with violating the country’s colonial-era secrets act over their coverage…
Press Release Jul 7, 2018 Comunicado — Nicaragua: HRF condena asesinatos a cargo del régimen de Ortega NUEVA YORK (7 de julio de 2018) — Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condena las más de doscientas muertes a manos de agentes del Estado y miembros de grupos irregulares afines…
Media Jul 3, 2018 Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Ex-Prime Minister, Is Arrested Amid Corruption Inquiry (The New York Times) – Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia who was ousted in an election two months ago, was arrested by anticorruption officials on Tuesday, amid…
Blog Post Jul 2, 2018 The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown In December 2015, thousands of tech entrepreneurs and analysts, along with a few international heads of state, gathered in Wuzhen, in southern China, for the country’s second World Internet Conference. At…
Press Release Jun 29, 2018 HRF a Cuba: Dictadura debe liberar al científico ambientalista Ariel Ruiz NUEVA YORK (2 de julio de 2018) — Human Rights Foundation (HRF) pide la inmediata liberación de Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, científico ambientalista y prisionero de conciencia del régimen del dictador…
Media Jun 28, 2018 In Zimbabwe, the dictator is gone — but the machinery of repression is alive (Washington Post) – The June 23 explosion at a campaign rally that killed two people and injured dozens came as a shock to all Zimbabweans. This hideous attack was condemned…
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 25, 2018 HRF to UN: Investigate Trần Thi Xuân’s Arbitrary Detention in Vietnam NEW YORK (June 25, 2018) — On Friday, June 22, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) requesting…
Media Jun 25, 2018 Turkey’s Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after election victory (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in landmark elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies…
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 22, 2018 Turkey’s master campaigner, Erdogan faces biggest election challenge (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in landmark elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies…
Publication Jun 21, 2018 John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China HONG KONG — In a 20-minute segment about China that aired Sunday on the satirical news show “Last Week Tonight,” the host John Oliver brought up President Xi Jinping’s resemblance…
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…
Media Apr 30, 2018 Comoros to hold referendum on presidential term limits in July (Yahoo) – Comoros President Azali Assoumani is considering announcing and contesting nationwide elections in 2019 if a controversial constitution-altering referendum is passed in July, one of his advisers said Monday….
Report Jul 22, 2015 The Case of Oswaldo Paya (English) Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas was a Cuban human rights and democracy advocate. Payá was one of the most important leaders of the Cuban opposition due to his influence founding and leading the Varela Project..
