Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

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

2025 Speakers

Ani Chkhikvadze

Ani Chkhikvadze

Georgian independent journalist
Anne Lindboe

Anne Lindboe

Mayor of Oslo
Azza Abo Rebieh

Azza Abo Rebieh

Syrian artist and activist
Dr. Dan Siegel

Dr. Dan Siegel

MD, Co-founder and Director of Education at Mindsight Institute
Enrique Del Risco

Enrique Del Risco

Cuban writer and professor
Evgenia Kara Murza

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation
Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni

Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni

Ambassador for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Judi Rever

Judi Rever

Canadian journalist and author
Kim Yumi

Kim Yumi

North Korean defector and YouTube content creator
Maria Sarungi

Maria Sarungi Tsehai

Tanzanian human rights activist and journalist
Nyrola Elimä

Nyrola Elimä

Uyghur journalist
Parit Wachirasindu

Parit Wacharasindhu

Thai Opposition Politician
Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov

CEO and founder of Telegram
Sir William Browder

Sir William Browder

Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign
Sulaima

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist
Venancio Mondlane

​​Venâncio Mondlane

Mozambican democratic opposition leader
Vladimir Kara-Murza

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Russian democracy activist
Yulia Navalnaya

Yulia Navalnaya

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

All Speakers

Emily Parker

Emily Parker

American writer, digital diplomacy advisor, and senior fellow at the New America Foundation
Emin Milli

Emin Milli

Azerbaijani writer and founder of independent news agency, Meydan TV
Enes Kanter

Enes Kanter Freedom

NBA player and human rights activist
Enrique Del Risco

Enrique Del Risco

Cuban writer and professor
Enrique Krauze

Enrique Krauze

Mexican historian and essayist
Erdem Gunduz

Erdem Gunduz

Turkish performance artist and dancer
Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg

Former prime minister of Norway
Espen Barth Eide

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Essam Daod

Essam Daod

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew
Esther Htusan

Esther Htusan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist
Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance
Eunhee Park

Eunhee Park 

North Korean defector
Evan Mawarire

Evan Mawarire

Civil rights activist, pastor, and leader of the #ThisFlag movement
Evgenia Kara Murza

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation
Faisal Al Mutar

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders
Fang Zheng

Fang Zheng

Tiananmen Square survivor, former athlete, and president of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation
Farida Nabourema

Farida Nabourema

Human rights and democracy activist
Fartuun Adan

Fartuun Adan

Somalian activist and educator
Fatemah Qaderyan

Fatemah Qaderyan

Former captain of Afghanistan’s first all-female high school robotics team
Fatma Karume

Fatma Karume

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate
Fatou Jaw Manneh

Fatou Jaw Manneh

Gambian journalist
Felix Akbor Nkongho

Felix Agbor Nkongho

Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activist
Felix Madariaga

Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan pro-democracy advocate and former prisoner of conscience
Fernão Lara Mesquita

Fernão Lara Mesquita

Brazilian journalist
Filmon Debru

Filmon Debru

Eritrean human trafficking survivor
Firuzeh Mahmoudi

Firuzeh Mahmoudi

Iranian-American entrepreneur, founder, and director of United for Iran
Flemming Rose

Flemming Rose

Danish author and journalist
Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist and author
Fred Bauma

Fred Bauma

Congolese pro-democracy leader and founder of youth group LUCHA
Fred Warmbier

Fred Warmbier 

Father of Otto Warmbier
Freddy Lim

Freddy Tshiong-Tso Lim

Taiwanese metal artist and member of parliament
Frederica Jansz

Frederica Jansz

Sri Lankan journalist

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