Oslo Freedom Forum 2024 Speakers

Explore more than 15 years of talks, panels, and performances by the world’s top pro-democracy advocates.

Agather Atuhaire

Lawyer, human rights defender, journalist

Ahmed Alkhatib

Director of Realign For Palestine and resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

Ambassador Marie Antoinette Sedin

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Anastasia Shevchenko

Russian politician and opposition figure

Carlos Chamorro

Nicaraguan journalist in exile

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Researcher, founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Georges Azzi

Gender and sexual rights activist

Gershon Baskin

Israeli columnist and political activist

Hilde Sandvik

Journalist, author, and creator of the award-winning podcast "Norsken, svensken og Dansken"

Jack Dorsey

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Lyn Alden

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Mustafa Barghouti

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative

Olga González

Venezuelan human rights activist

Paul Rusesabagina

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”

Raqib Hameed Naik

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch

Sam Rainsy

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party

Sebastien Lai

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper

Zhala Bayramova

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Oslo Freedom Forum 2024 Speakers

Lawyer, human rights defender, journalist

Director of Realign For Palestine and resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Russian politician and opposition figure

Nicaraguan journalist in exile

Researcher, founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Gender and sexual rights activist

Israeli columnist and political activist

Journalist, author, and creator of the award-winning podcast "Norsken, svensken og Dansken"

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative

Venezuelan human rights activist

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper

Child Of Azerbaijani Political Prisoner On A Quest To Free Their Father

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Learn more about the Oslo Freedom Forum

Meet our dedicated partners and sponsors

Discover our diverse lineup of speakers

Explore 16 years of talks at the Oslo Freedom Forum

Learn more about the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent

Learn more about the Thulani Maseko Justice Prize

Events

News

Oslo Freedom Forum 2024 Speakers

Lawyer, human rights defender, journalist

Director of Realign For Palestine and resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Russian politician and opposition figure

Nicaraguan journalist in exile

Researcher, founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Gender and sexual rights activist

Israeli columnist and political activist

Journalist, author, and creator of the award-winning podcast "Norsken, svensken og Dansken"

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative

Venezuelan human rights activist

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper

Child Of Azerbaijani Political Prisoner On A Quest To Free Their Father

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