HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Fund Supports Six Innovative Projects
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced this year’s second round of grants from HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Fund.
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Financial Freedom Report #145
This week, two stories involving the centralized cryptocurrency exchange Binance reveal how financial intermediaries can compromise both user funds and privacy.
HRF's AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #24
In Vietnam, the Communist Party is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to censor online criticism and intensify surveillance.
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.
HRF's AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #23
Uganda’s regime, led by dictator Yoweri Museveni for over four decades, has long suppressed political opposition — and its repression is now supercharged by foreign surveillance tech.
Financial Freedom Report #143
In Russia, the regime will ban peer-to-peer (P2P) digital asset trading between individuals starting July 1, 2027.
HRF's AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #21
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is rolling out AI-powered public services that could boost his popularity, even as democratic checks on his power continue to erode.
Financial Freedom Report #141
In India, Apple removed Bitchat from the country’s App Store after the government ordered the company to block the offline messaging app.
HRF's AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #20
This week, we discuss how Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States reflects the Chinese regime’s significant influence over the future of AI.
Financial Freedom Report #140
This week reminds us how fragile financial access can be in difficult political environments.
HRF's AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #19
In Iran and China, state-backed actors are using AI to run autonomous influence campaigns.
Financial Freedom Report #139
In Russia, organizers of an international youth festival reportedly created multiple versions of the internet, including an unrestricted network for foreign visitors and a censored one for Russian citizens.
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.
Financial Freedom Report #137
El Salvador’s $1.4 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan is moving forward after officials reduced the government’s role in Bitcoin infrastructure.
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).
Financial Freedom Report #135
In Iraq, the hybrid authoritarian regime has decided to remove three zeros from the dinar and issue new banknotes, a move officials argue would force hoarded cash back into banks.
