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Check out our team’s contributions in international news outlets.

Jan 9, 2026

Umar Khalid and the Erosion of Indian Justice

Khalid’s case is a stark example of how the Modi government weaponizes anti-terror laws to indefinitely silence Muslim voices and crush dissent.

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Jan 6, 2026

HRF in The Wall Street Journal on the Future of Venezuela

Maduro’s vice president is wrong for Venezuela. If there’s a deal with her, Trump should void it.

Op-Ed

Dec 13, 2025

As Sudan burns, the NBA’s embrace of the UAE shows how sport enables atrocity

As paramilitary fighters from the brutal Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran the largest city in western Sudan – carrying out mass executions, rapes and ethnic cleansing with weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates – the NBA’s annual in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, tipped off on Halloween night, proudly sponsored by the very same Gulf state.

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Nov 14, 2025

Vietnam’s Trade Boom Shouldn’t Excuse Its Human Rights Crackdown

There are real opportunities for Vietnam’s trading partners to insist that it honor its obligations under international human rights law.

Op-Ed

Jul 14, 2025

Legitimizing repression: A retired New Zealand judge lends credibility to China’s crackdown

The very last thing any person with integrity wants, or should want, is to be praised by the likes of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, the main man responsible for aiding and abetting the Chinese Communist Party in eroding democracy and freedom in Hong Kong.

Op-Ed

Jun 17, 2025

Sarkozy-Gaddafi Trial Exposes Corruption’s Impact on Libyans

The corruption trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in France is testing the country’s democratic resilience and the judiciary’s capacity to act as a counter-power to leaders bending democratic rules.

Op-Ed

Jun 4, 2025

When even remembering is a crime: China’s Tiananmen Square massacre, 36 years on

While the streets of Hong Kong may now fall silent on June 4, Tiananmen’s memory has not vanished — it has gone global.

Op-Ed

May 29, 2025

Why the OAS can’t afford to be neutral on democracy in Latin America

When leaders of international organizations proclaim neutrality, it may sound statesmanlike. However, in many parts of the world not taking sides is the equivalent of siding with dictators.

Op-Ed

May 9, 2025

Why is Saudi Arabia at the Gold Cup? It’s the latest in the Kingdom’s soft power campaign

Last month, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) held an official draw in Miami, Florida for the 2025 Gold Cup, the premier biennial tournament for men’s football on the continent.

Op-Ed

Mar 19, 2025

Kirsty Coventry—the Soft Face of Zimbabwe’s Dictatorship—Could Be the Next President of the IOC | Opinion

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to select a new president this week to succeed Thomas Bach. In a field of seven candidates, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry, Africa’s most decorated Olympian, could make history as the first woman to head the IOC.

Op-Ed

May 6, 2025

How Years of American Policy Bumbling Boosted Putin

Alexander Vindman argues that U.S. missteps and naïveté created the conditions for Russian imperialism’s return.

Op-Ed

Sep 30, 2024

America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States

Last week, federal prosecutors launched a bombshell indictment against sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Op-Ed

Sep 28, 2024

The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us

The new, unsealed indictment against Eric Adams, accusing him of a range of crimes over nearly a decade, is significant for any number of reasons

Op-Ed

Sep 5, 2024

Despots and oligarchs have many means to meddle in American politics

As well as the colourful details of corruption on a grand scale—the gold bars, the cash stashed in boots and jackets—a particular point stood out during the conviction in July of Bob Menendez, then the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, on charges including bribery and fraud.

Op-Ed

Jul 19, 2024

Authoritarian Qatar puts 2,000 cops and armoured cars on the streets of Paris

Two weeks before the Olympic Games are set to kick off in Paris, Qatari security forces, equipped with armoured vehicles and urban camouflage livery, arrived in the French capital to help “secure” the global event.

Op-Ed

May 3, 2024

Iran’s death sentence for rapper shows how far it’ll go to squelch dissent

There’s no length Iran won’t go to in order to quash dissent. Murder included.

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.

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.

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.

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Check out our team’s contributions in international news outlets.

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Jan 9, 2026

Umar Khalid and the Erosion of Indian Justice

Jan 6, 2026

HRF in The Wall Street Journal on the Future of Venezuela

Dec 13, 2025

As Sudan burns, the NBA’s embrace of the UAE shows how sport enables atrocity

Nov 14, 2025

Vietnam’s Trade Boom Shouldn’t Excuse Its Human Rights Crackdown

Jul 14, 2025

Legitimizing repression: A retired New Zealand judge lends credibility to China’s crackdown

Jun 17, 2025

Sarkozy-Gaddafi Trial Exposes Corruption’s Impact on Libyans

Jun 4, 2025

When even remembering is a crime: China’s Tiananmen Square massacre, 36 years on

May 29, 2025

Why the OAS can’t afford to be neutral on democracy in Latin America

May 9, 2025

Why is Saudi Arabia at the Gold Cup? It’s the latest in the Kingdom’s soft power campaign

Mar 19, 2025

Kirsty Coventry—the Soft Face of Zimbabwe’s Dictatorship—Could Be the Next President of the IOC | Opinion

May 6, 2025

How Years of American Policy Bumbling Boosted Putin

Sep 30, 2024

America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States

Sep 28, 2024

The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us

Sep 5, 2024

Despots and oligarchs have many means to meddle in American politics

Jul 19, 2024

Authoritarian Qatar puts 2,000 cops and armoured cars on the streets of Paris

May 3, 2024

Iran’s death sentence for rapper shows how far it’ll go to squelch dissent

Mar 16, 2024

5 Scenarios for Russia After Putin’s Next Term

Mar 15, 2024

How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation

Mar 7, 2024

UAE once again tries to launder its image

Mar 1, 2024

Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior

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