Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

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

2024 Speakers

Agather Atuhaire

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Ahmed Alkhatib

Gazan writer and analyst

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

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

Past Speakers

Vincent Manoharan

Founder of the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)

Violet Banda

Malawian reporter

Vivek Maru

Founder and CEO of Namati

Vladimir Bukovsky

Writer and Soviet dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Russian democracy activist

Vo Van Ai

Vietnamese rights activist, journalist, historian, and poet

Vytautas Landsbergis

Lithuanian politician

Wael Ghonim

Egyptian cyberactivist and leader of the 2011 Revolution

Wai Hnin Pwint Thon

Burmese pro-democracy activist

Wai Wai Nu

Rohingya Burmese activist and former political prisoner

Wan Yanhai

Chinese HIV/AIDS activist

William Dobson

American foreign affairs journalist and author

Wole Soyinka

Nigerian playwright and poet

Wu’er Kaixi

General Secretary at the Taiwan Parliamentary Human Rights Commission

Xavier “Bonil” Bonilla

Ecuadorean political cartoonist

Yang Jianli

Chinese pro-democracy activist

Yeonmi Park

Human rights activist and North Korean defector

Yoani Sánchez

Cuban jornalist, author and human rights activist

Yuan Yang

Financial Times’ Europe-China correspondent

Yulia Marushevska

Ukranian anti-corruption activist

Zarifa Ghafari

Exiled afghan activist and politician

Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Zhala Bayramova

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

Zhanna Litvina

Belarusian radio journalist

Zhanna Nemtsova

Russian journalist and social activist

Zineb El Rhazoui

Moroccan-French journalist

Zoya Phan

Burmese human rights activist and author

Zuhdi Jasser

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Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

2024 Speakers

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Gazan writer and analyst

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

Past Speakers

Founder of the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)

Malawian reporter

Founder and CEO of Namati

Writer and Soviet dissident

Russian democracy activist

Vietnamese rights activist, journalist, historian, and poet

Lithuanian politician

Egyptian cyberactivist and leader of the 2011 Revolution

Burmese pro-democracy activist

Rohingya Burmese activist and former political prisoner

Chinese HIV/AIDS activist

American foreign affairs journalist and author

Nigerian playwright and poet

General Secretary at the Taiwan Parliamentary Human Rights Commission

Ecuadorean political cartoonist

Chinese pro-democracy activist

Human rights activist and North Korean defector

Cuban jornalist, author and human rights activist

Financial Times’ Europe-China correspondent

Ukranian anti-corruption activist

Exiled afghan activist and politician

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

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

Belarusian radio journalist

Russian journalist and social activist

Moroccan-French journalist

Burmese human rights activist and author

American physician and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy

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