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

Georgian independent journalist

Anne Lindboe

Mayor of Oslo

Azza Abo Rebieh

Syrian artist and activist

Dr. Dan Siegel

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

Enrique Del Risco

Cuban writer and professor

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni

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

Kim Yumi

North Korean defector and YouTube content creator

Maria Sarungi Tsehai

Tanzanian human rights activist and journalist

Nyrola Elimä

Uyghur journalist

Parit Wacharasindhu

Thai Opposition Politician

Pavel Durov

CEO and founder of Telegram

Sir William Browder

Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Venâncio Mondlane

Mozambican democratic opposition leader

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Russian democracy activist

Yulia Navalnaya

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

Past Speakers

Yulia Marushevska

Ukranian anti-corruption activist

Yulia Navalnaya

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

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

2025 Speakers

Georgian independent journalist

Mayor of Oslo

Syrian artist and activist

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

Cuban writer and professor

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

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

North Korean defector and YouTube content creator

Tanzanian human rights activist and journalist

Uyghur journalist

Thai Opposition Politician

CEO and founder of Telegram

Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Mozambican democratic opposition leader

Russian democracy activist

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

Past Speakers

Ukranian anti-corruption activist

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

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

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 Speakers

2025 Speakers

Georgian independent journalist

Mayor of Oslo

Syrian artist and activist

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

Cuban writer and professor

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

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

North Korean defector and YouTube content creator

Tanzanian human rights activist and journalist

Uyghur journalist

Thai Opposition Politician

CEO and founder of Telegram

Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Mozambican democratic opposition leader

Russian democracy activist

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

Past Speakers

Ukranian anti-corruption activist

Chair of the Human Rights Foundation

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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