Newsletter Jun 15, 2026 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #10 We start in China, where AI-powered tools are censoring teachers in universities.
Newsletter Jun 11, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #124 In Kenya, the government is proposing a new marketplace to sell datasets collected through state-run platforms like eCitizen, the country’s main portal for digital government services.
Publication Jun 9, 2026 Burmese artist Sai Redacted wins prize for creative dissent At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, Burmese artist Sai Redacted was one of the recipients of the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent.
Op-Ed Jun 8, 2026 The Guardian: I was jailed for speaking out about the treatment of workers at the Qatar World Cup. I am still being punished I was jailed for speaking out about the treatment of workers at the Qatar World Cup. I am still being punished.
Press Release May 30, 2026 Open to Debate and the Human Rights Foundation Debate the Ethics of Cooperating with China On June 1, veteran debate forum Open to Debate returns to the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway for their second debate in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation.
Newsletter May 28, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #123 In Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Meta has restricted the accounts of human rights activists and organizations at the request of local officials.
Newsletter May 21, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #122 In North Korea, officials summoned more than 30 software developers to Pyongyang for what was presented as a technical training session, only to publicly reprimand them for building unauthorized software.
Newsletter May 14, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #121 In El Salvador, officials froze the assets of two members of El Faro, one of the country’s leading independent media organizations.
Newsletter May 7, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #120 In India, the state is expanding its central bank digital currency within welfare programs across the country.
Announcement Apr 29, 2026 Announcing the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum On Tuesday, June 2, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will host the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum.
Newsletter Apr 23, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #118 We start in Uganda, where officials are pushing a Foreign Agents bill that may sharply limit funding for civil society organizations.
Newsletter Apr 16, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #117 We start in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the country’s central bank has announced plans to ban cash transactions in US dollars and other foreign currencies starting in April 2027.
Newsletter Apr 2, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #115 India’s central bank is negotiating with up to five peers to expand its digital rupee, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), for cross-border institutional and retail transactions, urging fellow BRICS nations to connect their respective CBDCs.
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