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Human Rights Foundation (HRF)

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Human Rights Foundation (HRF)

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We promote and protect democracy & human rights around the world, with a focus on authoritarian regimes. 👉 Attend our human rights conference: @osloff

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Jul 11
Five years ago, on July 11, 2021, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in historic nationwide protests, peacefully demanding freedom, dignity, and an end to dictatorship. The regime responded with mass arrests, sham trials, and systematic repression.
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Jul 11
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Political prisoners face torture, ill treatment, and incommunicado detention. Among them is Maykel “Osorbo” Castillo, co-author of the 2021 protest anthem “Patria y Vida,” who is serving nine years in prison. Nor has the regime spared children: it has jailed nine adolescents in
Human Rights Foundation (HRF)
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Jul 11
HRF stands with the Cuban people and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners. Cuba’s escalating repression will not silence those demanding freedom, democracy, and respect for fundamental rights.
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Jul 10
HRF condemns the Kenyan and Tanzanian regimes’ violent suppression of pro-democracy Saba Saba Day protests planned for July 7. HRF calls for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained.
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Jul 10
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In Kenya, police sealed off Nairobi’s Central Business District with roadblocks and barricades and declared the protests unlawful, despite organizers notifying security agencies in advance as required by law. At least 10 people were arbitrarily arrested in Nairobi, and in
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Live blog: Heavy security and police road checks on Saba Saba
Nairobi police boss Mohamud had declared Tuesday's planned protests illegal.
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Jul 10
Kenyan authorities violently suppressed earlier pro-democracy protests that took place on June 25, where the Kenyan Human Rights Commission documented 361 arbitrary arrests, seven enforced disappearances, and the detention of 18 human rights defenders and two journalists. In
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Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF)
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Jul 9
For many in Burma, casting a ballot wasn't just a civic duty — it was something they never imagined they would live to experience. At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, journalist and co-founder of The @kitetalesMM @thinink reflected on returning home during Burma's democratic
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Human Rights Foundation (HRF)
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Jul 10
HRF condemns the Thai regime’s use of excessive force against protesters outside China's Consulate-General in Chiang Mai, which injured at least two demonstrators. HRF calls on Thailand to respect the right to peaceful assembly, investigate the incident, and hold those
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Jul 10
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Demonstrators also rallied outside China's Embassy in Bangkok to demand that Thai and Chinese officials address environmental damage and river pollution. They also called on Thailand to ensure accountability for the crackdown on protesters in Chiang Mai.
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Jul 10
Pollution from China's state-backed mining operations have reportedly impacted the livelihoods of communities in both Thailand and Burma. Reports indicate that water turbidity at the Thai-Burma border has risen to nearly ten times its normal level.
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Jul 10
HRF condemns plans for a sham referendum in Guinea-Bissau on August 30 to manufacture false legitimacy for the military junta’s new constitution, which would codify a dramatic expansion of presidential powers and cement a future dictatorship. The junta that seized power to
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Jul 10
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The referendum is scheduled ahead of December elections in a climate of fear and repression, with opposition leader Domingo Simões Pereira under house arrest and facing a politically-motivated case. Civil society groups have denounced the referendum as illegal “theatre” and part
Guiné-Bissau: referendo a 30 de Agosto sobre nova Constituição
From rfi.fr
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Jul 10
The illegal constitutional changes seek to institutionalize the unaccountable presidency that Embaló sought to impose by defying constitutional limits on his powers, waging institutional warfare against the former opposition-dominated parliament, committing extrajudicial and
Will Embalo roll back Guinea-Bissau’s limits on his powers?
From gisreportsonline.com
Human Rights Foundation (HRF)
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Jul 10
HRF condemns Delcy Rodríguez’s regime for its disastrous handling of the devastating June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela. The Venezuelan people must receive life-saving aid without delay or political obstruction, and authorities must ensure that humanitarian actors can operate
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Jul 10
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The same authoritarian system that devastated Venezuela’s institutions has obstructed independent humanitarian action, delayed responses, and cost countless lives. A free society responds to emergencies with transparency and cooperation that closed systems cannot match. The
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Jul 10
Democratic nations must put pressure on Venezuela’s regime to allow unrestricted humanitarian access, protect the work of emergency responders and journalists, and ensure that opposition leaders, including @MariaCorinaYA, are able to safely return to the country. Humanitarian