July marked one year since Angola’s nationwide fuel protests, which authorities violently suppressed with tear gas, live ammunition, and mass arrests, causing deaths and injuries.

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HRF welcomes India's Supreme Court order to release individuals below the age of 18 who were arrested during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) youth protests in New Delhi.

Together with Freedom House and Hindus for Human Rights, HRF filed a petition on behalf of Baloch human rights defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who is serving two life sentences on politically-motivated charges in Pakistan.

Last week, the HRF team presented the Tyranny Tracker at Stanford University’s CDDRL, sharing how the index helps researchers better measure authoritarianism and democratic resilience.

In a joint statement, HRF’s Freedom Fellowship Alumni express their firm solidarity with Thai activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, who has been sentenced for refusing compulsory military conscription.

HRF strongly condemns the prison sentences imposed by two courts in Burma on nine activists, who received up to 37 years in prison for campaigning against the military-planned election in December 2025.

HRF calls on Thailand to uphold the principle of non-refoulement, end the forced return of dissidents and human rights defenders to countries where they risk arbitrary detention, torture, ill treatment, or lengthy imprisonment, and facilitate their safe transfer to third countries.

HRF condemns Pakistani officials' reported use of force on unarmed peaceful protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least 30 people over two days.

HRF condemns the move by the Venezuelan regime to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is one of the last avenues available to Venezuelan victims to pursue justice and accountability as domestic courts remain co-opted.

HRF expresses deep concern over Malaysia’s detention of more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers after they gathered near a UN refugee agency (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur.

HRF condemns baseless terrorism charges that the regime of Tanzania’s dictator Samia Suluhu Hassan has filed against 61 Tanzanians — including opposition members and university lecturers and students — (...)

HRF welcomes a Thai court’s ruling that the country’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) carried out an unlawful online smear campaign against human rights defenders Angkhana Neelaphaijit and Anchana Heemmina. This is a landmark victory for accountability.

What keeps someone going when everything has been taken away? For Félix Maradiaga, it was the hope of seeing his wife and daughter again. youtube.com/shorts/HPqLQ...

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At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau reflected on the brutal reality of standing up to authoritarianism—and the moment she realized there was no such thing as a "safe" distance.

Two years ago, on July 28, 2024, Venezuela's democratic opposition won the presidential election in a landslide, only to have the result overturned by Nicolás Maduro's regime. Venezuelans were denied the peaceful democratic transition they had overwhelmingly chosen.

HRF strongly condemns Azerbaijan’s brutal persecution of all detained women journalists and human rights defenders, whose urgent medical needs are being ignored in detention.

HRF welcomes new U.S. sanctions targeting officials and entities linked to the Cuban regime’s military-run conglomerate GAESA, its energy sector, and its "medical missions," (...)

HRF welcomes the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decision that the detention of Hong Kong activist Owen Chow is arbitrary and in violation of international law.

HRF is concerned by Benin's dissolution of its national electoral commission through a vote by a legislature where the ruling coalition holds all seats following recent sham elections.

Today, HRF released two new policy briefs outlining practical recommendations for the United States and the European Union to strengthen their responses to China's transnational repression.

HRF applauds the European Parliament’s landmark public designation of the UAE as a participant and funder of Sudan's war and the approval of a ban on the import of Sudanese gold by the EU Council of Ministers.

In a Forbes feature, "When the Financial System Can't Reach People In Crisis, Bitcoin Can," HRF's Global Freedom Tech Strategy Lead, Femi Longe, weighs in on how financial regulations can unintentionally restrict humanitarian aid.

HRF has submitted two new reports to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, highlighting ongoing human rights abuses in Sudan and Syria. The international community must not look away.

The fight for freedom often begins with a single act of courage. Kim Yumi, a North Korean defector and Oslo Freedom Forum 2025 speaker, recently shared her family’s extraordinary story with The New York Times — a story of survival, resilience, and the pursuit of a life beyond dictatorship.

The conversation around AI often assumes one outcome: more power for dictators. But what if AI could instead become one of the most powerful tools for those resisting them?

HRF condemns Aston Villa’s £20 million per year sponsorship deal with #VisitRwanda, a front for dictator Paul Kagame’s regime to project international soft power and enrich itself with tourism revenues.

HRF condemns Daniel Ortega’s announcement that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections, marking the regime’s latest assault on democracy.

HRF condemns the arbitrary detention of three Uyghur sisters and their mother in Urumqi and calls on the Chinese regime to release them immediately. Families must not be criminalized for maintaining ordinary cross-border ties with loved ones abroad.