Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On February 26, 2026, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) officially launched the Tyranny Tracker, its new qualitative democracy index.

Watch the full program beginning at the 3:30 mark.

The event featured:

Keynote Address
Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow, Stanford University

Opening Address
Thor Halvorssen, Founder & CEO, HRF

What the Tyranny Tracker Is — and Is Not
Javier El-Hage, Chief Legal & Policy Officer Sarah Repucci, Senior Research Advisor

A Toast to Dissidents
Yulia Navalnaya, Chair, HRF (Not featured here)

Why Democracies Outperform Dictatorships
Vincent Geloso, George Mason University

The Case for Freedom Philanthropy
Álvaro Salas Castro, President & CEO, The Reynolds Foundation

A Congress of Dissidents
Special introduction by Leopoldo López, co-founder, World Liberty Congress (WLC)
Carine Kanimba, Secretary General, WLC
Chemi Lhamo, Spokesperson, WLC
Félix Maradiaga, President, WLC

Additional remarks from:

Céline Assaf-Boustani, President, HRF; (Not featured here)
Roberto González, Chief Advocacy Officer, HRF; (Not featured here)
Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer, HRF;
Michelle Gulino, Vice President, Legal & Advocacy, HRF;
Alvaro Piaggio, Senior Policy Officer, HRF;
Malaak Jamal, Director of Policy & Research, HRF.

Explore the Tyranny Tracker at:
www.tyrannytracker.org (edited)

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