Newsletter Oct 29, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #144 In Russia, we examine the first two months of the nationwide digital ruble rollout and the state’s efforts to restrict alternatives.
Newsletter Oct 22, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #143 In Russia, the regime will ban peer-to-peer (P2P) digital asset trading between individuals starting July 1, 2027. After that date, Russians will still be “legally” allowed to buy and sell digital assets, including bitcoin, but only through state-regulated intermediaries.
Newsletter Sep 17, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #138 In Iran, the clerical dictatorship doubled the price of gasoline beyond subsidized quotas from 5,000 to 10,000 tomans per liter. With inflation above 87% and food prices also doubled, security forces are now deployed around fuel stations in at least 11 cities.
Newsletter Sep 3, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #136 In Russia, officials sentenced a senior programmer to a four-year suspended sentence for donating $21 to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF). Leonid Stepanov was convicted using his own bank statements, showing how the Kremlin weaponizes financial surveillance and demonstrating precisely why alternative payment rails like Bitcoin matter in the struggle for democracy.
Human Rights Dispatch Aug 7, 2026 Thailand Hosts Burma Junta Chief, Russia Labels HRF “Undesirable”, and more. Russia has designated HRF an “undesirable organization,” criminalizing our work inside the country and threatening anyone who engages with us with fines and imprisonment.
Report Aug 14, 2025 Youthquake: Youth-led Movements Shaking Up East and Southeast Asia In recent years, youth across East and Southeast Asia, and around the world, have spearheaded the demand for democracy, justice, and freedom.
Report Aug 14, 2025 HRF Youthquake Asia Report In recent years, youth1 across East and Southeast Asia, and around the world, have spearheaded the demand for democracy, justice, and freedom. They have breathed new life into the struggle for democracy and employed innovative strategies that are unique to their generation.
