Faisal Saeed Al Mutar is an Iraqi-American human-rights activist and social entrepreneur. He experienced the villainy of extremism and authoritarian regimes firsthand, surviving the Iraq War, the murder of his brother, and several kidnapping attempts before becoming a refugee in the United States in 2013.

A practitioner of countering extremism and misinformation, he founded the organization Ideas Beyond Borders, a nonprofit dedicated to developing and implementing international programs to empower individuals with knowledge often suppressed by authoritarian dictatorships. Faisal received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama, the Beacon Award from the Ellis Island Honors Society, and currently serves on the leadership council at the World Liberty Congress.

Alex Gladstein join's Thomas Pacchia for a fireside chat regarding the state of freedom in the world and how bitcoin is a tool for advancing human rights.

Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the author of books Check Your Financial Privilege and Hidden Repression. He has also served as vice president of strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009.

Alex connects dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policy makers, and artists to promote free and open societies. Alex’s writing and views on human rights, technology, and bitcoin have appeared in media outlets across the world.

As always, these events are free & open to the public.🧡🍻🙏

Bradley Rettler is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming. He has published peer-reviewed academic papers on metaphysics, philosophy of religion, epistemology, and bitcoin.

Anna Chekhovich is the former financial director of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) from Russia. Targeted by Putin’s regime, the foundation gradually lost access to financial institutions. In 2015, the Russian government began blocking the bank accounts of various foundations, even those very loosely connected to the FBK. Navalny and his family also had their personal accounts frozen as did many people who worked on the FBK team. Anna was de-banked multiple times by Putin’s regime and turned to bitcoin for its anti-censorship aspects to circumvent Russian financial surveillance, control, and confiscation.

Anna Chekhovich joined HRF in 2024 as the nonprofit bitcoin adoption lead. For Anna, bitcoin is the preferred financial system as it safeguards democracy and activism and provides a lifeline when traditional financial systems oppress such movements.

Each month, the Human Rights Foundation and PubKey dive into specific HRF initiatives with a focus on how #Bitcoin and #FreedomTech advance humanitarian goals. We're thrilled to partner with HRF to shine a light on how Bitcoin is a powerful force for peace and human flourishing. Our next event will be Thursday, April 18th at 6pm with Charlene Fadirepo the Bitcoin Strategist to discuss the rise and the fall of the E-Naira, Nigeria’s troubled CBDC — and learning more about the dangers of China's.

The Human Rights Foundation and PubKey are teaming up to launch a new monthly series! Each month we'll dive into specific HRF initiatives with a focus on how #Bitcoin and #FreedomTech advance humanitarian goals.

We're thrilled to partner with HRF to shine a light on how Bitcoin is a powerful force for peace and human flourishing.

Our next event will be Thursday, March. 28th at 6pm with a discussion on how bitcoin was used to fund underground schools for girls in Afghanistan, with Arsh Molu of HRFand Roya Mahboob, Afghan entrepreneur and founder of Digital Citizen Fund.

As always, these events are ~free & open to the public~

PubKey and Human Rights Foundation have teamed up to shine a light on how Bitcoin is a powerful force for peace and human flourishing.

We present this discussion from Thursday, Feb. 15 about the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) around the world featuring Nicholas Anthony of Cato and CK from HRF.

Christian Keroles & Clara Kirk-Cohen host the first installment of the Financial Freedom Tech Series by the Human Rights Foundation and Pubkey NYC. #bitcoin #africa #btc #hrf #financialfreedom