The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is a thriving global community of rights defenders, dissidents, Nobel Laureates, tech visionaries, heads of state, journalists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, authors, artists, philanthropists, photographers, filmmakers, cartoonists, musicians, scholars, and students. Each spring, they come together in Norway to tell their stories, brainstorm ideas, launch initiatives, and share an unforgettable experience of solidarity in challenging arbitrary power around the world.
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2014 Keynote Address
Bassem YoussefOctober 21, 2014
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Free Speech in a Globalized World
Flemming RoseOctober 22, 2014
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Wedding Busters
Shorna Shahida AkterOctober 22, 2014
Events
2014 Oslo Freedom Forum
Defeating Dictators
Oslo, Norway
October 20 – October 22, 2014Our international community united in Oslo this fall to explore innovative nonviolent approaches to opposing dictatorship across the globe.
2013 Oslo Freedom Forum
Challenging Power
Oslo, Norway
May 13 – May 15, 2013The fifth anniversary conference was dedicated to the growing might of the OFF community, whose members have shown, time and again, that by standing up for liberty and inspiring action, individuals can confront and prevail over arbitrary power.
2012 Oslo Freedom Forum
Out of Darkness, Into Light
Oslo, Norway
May 7 – May 9, 2012The fourth annual Oslo Freedom Forum brought the most daunting humanitarian issues of our time out of the shadows of obscurity and to the forefront of global awareness.
Twitter @OsloFF
- Prominent Cuban dissident @yoanisanchez says police detained her husband and another government opponent http://t.co/HbI1mCTiLfTue Dec 30, 3:17pm
- RT @Kasparov63: Latest totalitarian move exposes "Putin is popular" myth again. If you're popular you don't fear free media, free elections…Tue Dec 30, 3:15pm
- RT @Billbrowder: My interview on Navalny verdict, Magnitsky sanctions and Putin's evil dictatorship. https://t.co/kSsIKclnYCTue Dec 30, 2:59pm
- Putin critic Alexei @Navalny detained after breaking house arrest to join opposition rally in Moscow: http://t.co/VkBp3hfXodTue Dec 30, 1:12pm
Press
Oslo Freedom Forum: The ‘school for revolutionaries’
Laura Kuenssberg | BBC
BBC Newsnight's video report from the 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum.Of speech and silence
B.C. | The Economist
The Economist on the various forms of protest showcased at the 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum.The World’s Dissidents Have Their Say
Danny Hakim | The New York Times
The New York Time's Sunday Review features a profile on the 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum.