Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

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

Past Speakers

Ani Chkhikvadze

Ani Chkhikvadze

Georgian independent journalist
Anjan Sundaram

Anjan Sundaram

War Reporter and author
Anna Kwok

Anna Kwok

Executive director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council
Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

American-Polish journalist and historian
Antonietta Ledezma

Antonietta Ledezma

Venezuelan human rights activist and daughter of former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma
Antonio Ledezma

Antonio Ledezma

Venezuelan opposition leader and former prisoner of conscience
Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister
Areej al-Sadhan

Areej al Sadhan

Activist and sister of jailed Saudi dissident and humanitarian worker Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan
Aric Toler

Aric Toler

Former Bellingcat researcher, now an investigative journalist for The New York Times
Ariel Ruiz Urquiola

Ariel Ruiz Urquiola

Cuban environmentalist, biologist, and LGBTQ+ rights activist
Armin Reinartz

Armin Reinartz

German scholar and diplomat
Arthur Holland Michel

Arthur Holland Michel 

Journalist and researcher
Arzina Begum

Arzina Begum

Child marriage abolitionist
Asma Jahangir

Asma Jahangir

Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist
Asma Khalifa

Asma Khalifa

Libyan human rights activist
Asmaa al-Ghoul

Asmaa al-Ghoul

Lebanese investigative journalist and news host
Audrey Mbugua

Audrey Mbugua

Kenyan activist and head of Transgender Education and Advocacy
Audrey Tang

Audrey Tang

Taiwan’s digital minister

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese pro-democracy leader and former prisoner of conscience
Ausama Monajed

Ausama Monajed

Syrian activist and member of the Syrian National Council
Azza Abo Rebieh

Azza Abo Rebieh

Syrian artist and activist
Badiucao

Badiucao

Chinese political artist and activist
Barbara Demick

Barbara Demick

American journalist
Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef 

Egyptian satirist, columnist, and talk show host
Bektour Iskender

Bektour Iskender

Kyrgyz journalist and free speech activist
Belisario Betancur

Belisario Betancur

Former Colombian president
Belquis Al Lahabi

Belquis Al Lahabi 

Yemeni pro-democracy and women's rights activist
Benjamin Skinner

Benjamin Skinner

Founder, Transparentem
Benny Wenda

Benny Wenda

Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)
Berta Valle

Berta Valle

Nicaraguan journalist and pro-democracy activist
Bethany Allen Ebrahimian

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

China reporter at Axios and author
Bjørn Ihler

Bjørn Ihler

Norwegian activist, writer, designer, and filmmaker

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