Andrew Kolb

VP Comms and Marketing @hrf. Previously @ifes1987, @gmfus, @conservationorg. Tweets my own, stunts by my stunt double.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Autocratic-funded football vs. civic ownership. Great presentation from Abdullah Ibhais in Bergen at Nordic Media Days.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Beautiful hive. Complements the masonry nicely.

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

Beekeepers are busy at the Renwick Gallery across the street from the White House removing a hive of European Honey Bees which attached themselves to the building.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

If you're at @sxsw 2026, come visit HRF's ESC Tyranny booth to learn how vibe coding is changing activism!

People can now build tools for resistance as quickly as authoritarian regimes build systems of control. Vibe coding is making that possible. It turns ideas into infrastructure: describe the tool, and AI rapidly brings it to life.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

The Human Rights Foundation is urging @DojaCat to cancel her #MoveAfrika Kigali show sponsored by the regime of Rwanda’s warmongering dictator Paul Kagame.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

@MayorBowser Who is the “we” in that last sentence? You and the eventual warm weather that may come at the end of the month? A plow drove up and down 3rd Place NW about 8 times yesterday afternoon without even dropping his blade.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Fear of law and lawyers, even within a co-opted judicial system, is a sign that autocrats know just how fragile their grip on power really is.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

On the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, we honor the lawyers who defend human rights and uphold the rule of law despite facing grave personal risk. Authoritarian leaders increasingly seek to criminalize legal defense.

[Nick Anthony @EconWithNick]

Sadly, @AnyaChekhovich’s case marks another example of how the Bank Secrecy Act rarely catches criminals and has been increasingly abused by authoritarians.

[Anna Chekhovich @AnyaChekhovich]

An American bank @Chase closed my accounts after the Kremlin branded me & the Anti-Corruption Foundation @ACF_int extremists/terrorists.” The entire world knows it’s politically motivated. Yet Chase is effectively enforcing Putin’s orders.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

It's been a kick in the teeth this week seeing comedians I've admired participating in a Saudi comedy festival timed to the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

But heartening to see people like @davidcrosss and @AtsukoComedy showing some spine.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

Saudi Arabia jails comedians, murders journalists, and silences women & dissidents. Now it’s using comedy to cover up its brutality. Here’s the truth about the Riyadh Comedy Festival. 🧵

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

@davidcrosss @HRF Thanks for the moral clarity, @davidcrosss, and for the shoutout to @HRF. Zero humor in how Saudi Arabia treats its people when they speak up for human rights.

[david cross✍ @davidcrosss]

My thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

https://t.co/yRSj3GjwDt

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

Censored in Bangkok. The Chinese Communist Party pressured a gallery to alter works critical of the regime, art that uplifted Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

@JohnDonvan Anyway, looking forward to recovering my hearing this weekend.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Saw Nine Inch Nails serve up some special dark sonic chocolate at Barclays Center this week.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Also saw E. Glen Weyl debate Curtis Yarvin over whether America should have a CEO dictator. My hat is perpetually off to @JohnDonvan — takes a deft touch to moderate something like this.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Rwanda targeted her family for her father’s truth-telling. Femi Long of @HRF speaking to @AnaiseKanimba about how they fought back after the regime kidnapped her father and the work she’s leading now on financial freedom in Africa — powerful conversation at @PubKey.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

In jail for the crime of representing their client.

[Human Rights Foundation (HRF) @HRF]

HRF calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Kobzev, Liptser, and Sergunin, and urges the international community to remain alert to this case as part of Russia’s broader crackdown on dissent and the legal profession.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Streaming live: https://t.co/u9te0z2l5m #OsloFreedomForum #imagine

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Standing room only at the Oslo Freedom Forum technology track. Amazing to see this level of energy + engagement on day three of this brilliant conference.

[Andrew Kolb @KolbAndrew]

Standing room only at the Oslo Freedom Forum technology track. Amazing to see this level of energy + engagement on day three of this brilliant conference.

[Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) @OsloFF]

"Be dedicated, be devoted for the cause of freedom."

Giving the opening remarks of the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum is @HRF's Founder and CEO Thor Halvorssen.