1/ HRF is in possession of multiple, independently corroborated pieces of evidence that substantiate the letter we sent yesterday to CNN’s @amanpour stating that @cartajuanero (who offers commentary on Venezuela across major media outlets) has an undisclosed financial conflict of

The arrest and charge against Hunter underscore a troubling rise in transnational repression and the so-called “swap mart” practice in Southeast Asia, where regimes cooperate to target dissidents and activists living in exile.

Australian scholar and journalist Murray Hunter has been indicted in Thailand for criminal defamation in a case brought by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in response to his blog posts criticizing the Malaysian regime. https://t.co/MEg58jBAtH

HRF strongly condemns the Bangkok Criminal Court’s indictment of Hunter. HRF calls for his unconditional release and for all charges to be dropped.

HRF condemns the brutal attack on Ternopil. The democratic community must step up its pressure on Putin’s regime to cease its strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.

Russian strikes in neighboring Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions targeted civilian energy infrastructure, transport hubs, and other civilian facilities. In the Kharkiv region, more than 30 people were injured as a result of the drone strikes.

Russian strikes in neighboring Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions targeted civilian energy infrastructure, transport hubs, and other civilian facilities. In the Kharkiv region, more than 30 people were injured as a result of the drone strikes.

On the morning of Nov. 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with 48 cruise missiles and 476 attack drones. Missiles hit an apartment building in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, killing at least 25 people, including three children. Another 93 people were wounded, 18 of them children.

We are pleased to announce that Alex Gladstein will be one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius! @gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the @HRF . He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its

19/ When a former high-level U.S. public official is invited to share views on Venezuela as an “independent expert,” yet is simultaneously aligned with actors financially dependent on Maduro’s survival, the public deserves to know. Media integrity demands transparency, not

18/ @HansHumes, the paymaster of @cartajuanero, has direct lines to the regime and has visited Venezuela on multiple occasions.  This is not a minor omission. Humes’s X timeline is fascinating in who he reposts and quotes (regime figures, Elias Ferrer, @INDIURBANEJA, and even

17/ Venezuela’s sovereign debt is soaked in corruption. Much of it was issued through illegal processes, massive kickbacks, insider access, and the theft of public assets. A democratic transition could expose this corruption, challenge the legality of the debt, or repudiate

16/ The bondholders are very specific in what they want and it is Elias Ferrer, writing for Orinoco Research in the Financial Times, who tells us their exact objective. In late March of 2024, the Venezuelan Finance Ministry and PDVSA announced the suspension of the litigation

15/ Gonzalez’s work on behalf of Humes has influenced multiple outlets beyond @amanpour. Journalists, perhaps unwittingly, amplifying @cartajuanero’s conflicted talking points include: The Guardian — @tomphillipsin NYT — @ewong @EricSchmittNYT @julieturkewitz Washington Post —

14/ We reiterate and confirm that Mr. Gonzalez is not an independent actor when it comes to his opinions on Venezuela. Neither is Elias Ferrer. We are prepared to defend this position if either Humes or Gonzalez or Ferrer wish to take this matter to another forum that includes

13/ Jonathan Hawking (@JonathanhCNN) replied to HRF’s letter to Amanpour informing us  “We are editorially comfortable with the interview.” We hope that the evidence provided here, and the fact that a bondholder seeking the removal of sanctions was tasking and approving their

12/ HRF has gained access to this and other evidence thanks to the disinterested help of multiple individuals privy to these conflicted discussions who find them to be morally repugnant. To protect the safety of these sources, we will not reveal their identity.

11/ On October 2, 2025, Humes stated on Signal: “I’m glad they’ve figured out how Diosdado is part of the solution,” declaring his preference that the Trump administration view Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello (Maduro’s chief torturer and US-wanted drug trafficker)

10/ This Signal group has been running for eight months, and it contains an extraordinary volume of information detailing their activities, coordinated strategies, internal deliberations, and preferred narratives. It is a rare, unfiltered window into how this network of

9/ Humes, his partner AJ Mediratta, and others are in this Signal group. The objective of the members, we reiterate, is the removal of sanctions against Maduro. Today, in that group, Humes discussed HRF’s letter with Gonzalez, Ferrer, and others including plans to smear HRF’s

8/ One of Ferrer’s first interviews on his “Guacamaya” site is an “exclusive” with Juan Gonzalez on April 6, 2025 — a choreographed show to push for the removal of U.S. sanctions against the Maduro regime. The moment @Ferrerbreda saw the HRF letter, he launched into insults.