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. This 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.
The 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum will take place May 23-25.
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Revolution 101
Srdja PopovicMay 14, 2013
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Avenging Magnitsky’s Murder
Bill BrowderMay 14, 2013
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Arming Women for Peace in Libya
Alaa MurabitMay 26, 2015
Events
2016 Oslo Freedom Forum
Oslo, Norway
May 23 – May 25, 2016The eighth annual forum will bring together a global community of people who share the common vision of making the world a more peaceful, prosperous, and free place.
College Freedom Forum at Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 4, 2016CFF at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) will feature five inspiring talks by human rights defenders from around the world.
2015 Oslo Freedom Forum
Living in Truth
Oslo, Norway
May 25 – May 27, 2015The seventh annual conference united dissidents, activists, artists, journalists, and changemakers to share stories of living in truth and confronting authoritarianism.
2014 Oslo Freedom Forum
Defeating Dictators
Oslo, Norway
October 20 – October 22, 2014The 2014 conference brought together a diverse community to explore innovative nonviolent strategies for defeating dictatorship around the world.
Twitter @OsloFF
- RT @3z0ooz: next place where @Raqqa_SL will be is @OsloFF see you there .Sun Apr 10, 6:20pm
- RT @nayladf: @iyad_elbaghdadi @OsloFF. What a man! His speech should be contagiousSun Apr 10, 4:06pm
- RT @IndexCensorship: #IndexAwards2016: @PravitR has been targeted for speaking against Thailand’s military rule https://t.co/6e4ghhezgu htt…Sat Apr 9, 10:20pm
- RT @anjansun: I'm delighted to be speaking at the Oslo Freedom Forum in May at the invitation of Garry Kasparov: https://t.co/G7VF64wCApSat Apr 9, 4:03pm
Press
Religion, Twitter and Freedom
B.C. | The Economist
The Economist reports on the 2015 Oslo Freedom Forum.Fighting The Crisis of Liberalism, One Suicide-bomber Joke at a Time
Tom Burgis | Financial Times
Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Tom Burgis's profiles the 2015 conference in The Financial Times.The Best Conference in the World
John Fund | National Review
The National Review on the lineup of inspirational speakers at the 2015 Oslo Freedom Forum.