Blog Post Apr 22, 2024 Beyond Borders: China’s Attempts to Censor Global Academia The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is dedicated to perfecting its global narrative, employing a combination of coercion and co-optation tactics to shape public discourse both within China and abroad.
Announcement Apr 17, 2024 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Spotlight: Carlos Chamorro Meet Carlos Chamorro, a renowned Nicaraguan journalist and 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Press Release Apr 12, 2024 HRF Petitions the State Department on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Detention On Thursday, the second anniversary of Russian pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza’s detention, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Free Russia Foundation (FRF), McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) filed a request to the US Department of State, calling for it to designate Kara-Murza as wrongfully detained and transfer his case to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
Blog Post Mar 27, 2024 Beyond Borders: China’s Grip on Global Media Controlling the public narrative is the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) modus operandi. It relies on narrative and revisionist storytelling to coerce its subjects into ideological adherence.
Announcement Mar 26, 2024 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Spotlight: Anastasia Shevchenko Meet Anastasia Shevchenko, a prominent Russian opposition leader and 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Op-Ed Mar 16, 2024 5 Scenarios for Russia After Putin’s Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as Russia’s president.
Op-Ed Mar 15, 2024 How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made waves by flying to the United States to meet with Donald Trump—but not with sitting president Joe Biden.
Publication Mar 15, 2024 Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye: Senegal opposition leaders freed days before election Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in this month’s delayed election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, have been released from prison.
Blog Post Mar 12, 2024 Early Presidential Elections in Azerbaijan: Elections Without a Choice On Feb. 17, Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Blog Post Mar 11, 2024 Venezuela expelled the UN: Why it matters By the end of this year, three of Latin America’s worst authoritarian regimes will undergo mandatory reviews of their country’s human rights record.
Blog Post Mar 8, 2024 Election Watch: Pakistan’s Contentious Elections On Thursday, Feb. 8, Pakistan, a country of 250 million people — the fifth most populous globally — hit the polls for its 12th general election. It came amid growing political and economic instability and a security crisis.
Op-Ed Mar 7, 2024 UAE once again tries to launder its image While the United Arab Emirates keeps up its farcical image-laundering — an attempt to look like a place that doesn’t crack down on dissent and individual freedoms — it has found another façade to hide behind: International Women’s Day.
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF Condemns Russian Regime’s Designation of Garry Kasparov as a “Terrorist and Extremist” The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Russian regime’s ludicrous designation of pro-democracy advocate and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov as a Russian “terrorist and extremist.”
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF asks UNWGAD to rule on Senegal’s arbitrary detention of Aliou Sané and Bassirou Diomaye Faye Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Bassirou Diomaye Diakahar Faye and Aliou Sané.
Op-Ed Mar 1, 2024 Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior The past few weeks have seen an outpouring of both grief and tributes following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. And rightfully so. Navalny’s death in a Siberian gulag effectively snuffed out what many viewed as the clearest path to Russia’s eventual democratization.
Announcement Mar 1, 2024 HRF Workshop Recap: Uyghur Youth Mobilization Last month, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) hosted the online workshop “Uyghur Youth Mobilization” to provide the next generation of activists with the skills necessary to strengthen their advocacy.
Blog Post Feb 28, 2024 The Legacy of the EDSA People Power Revolution Philippines President “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has been busy lately cozying up to the West, much to the chagrin of his pro-Beijing predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.
Press Release Feb 16, 2024 HRF condemns the murder of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the murder of prominent Russian dissident and opposition leader Alexei Navalny while serving an unlawful 19-year prison sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony in Russia’s Arctic Circle.
Announcement Feb 8, 2024 HRF launches NK Insider The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the launch of NK Insider, the first English-language news platform featuring information, analyses, and op-eds about North Korea written by North Korean defectors.
Reports Feb 6, 2024 New HRF Report: Sex Trafficking in Cuba Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a new report, “Sex Trafficking in Cuba: A Form of Gender-Based Violence and Human Trafficking,” as part of its ongoing series exploring the links between human trafficking and authoritarianism.
