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

Emily Parker

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

Emin Milli

Azerbaijani writer and founder of independent news agency, Meydan TV

Enes Kanter Freedom

NBA player and human rights activist

Enrique Del Risco

Cuban writer and professor

Enrique Krauze

Mexican historian and essayist

Erdem Gunduz

Turkish performance artist and dancer

Erna Solberg

Former prime minister of Norway

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Essam Daod

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew

Esther Htusan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist

Ethan Nadelmann

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance

Eunhee Park

North Korean defector

Evan Mawarire

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

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Fang Zheng

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

Farida Nabourema

Human rights and democracy activist

Fartuun Adan

Somalian activist and educator

Fatemah Qaderyan

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

Fatma Karume

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate

Fatou Jaw Manneh

Gambian journalist

Felix Agbor Nkongho

Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activist

Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan pro-democracy advocate and former prisoner of conscience

Fernão Lara Mesquita

Brazilian journalist

Filmon Debru

Eritrean human trafficking survivor

Firuzeh Mahmoudi

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

Flemming Rose

Danish author and journalist

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist and author

Fred Bauma

Congolese pro-democracy leader and founder of youth group LUCHA

Fred Warmbier

Father of Otto Warmbier

Freddy Tshiong-Tso Lim

Taiwanese metal artist and member of parliament

Frederica Jansz

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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

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

Azerbaijani writer and founder of independent news agency, Meydan TV

NBA player and human rights activist

Cuban writer and professor

Mexican historian and essayist

Turkish performance artist and dancer

Former prime minister of Norway

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance

North Korean defector

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

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

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

Human rights and democracy activist

Somalian activist and educator

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

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate

Gambian journalist

Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activist

Nicaraguan pro-democracy advocate and former prisoner of conscience

Brazilian journalist

Eritrean human trafficking survivor

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

Danish author and journalist

American political scientist and author

Congolese pro-democracy leader and founder of youth group LUCHA

Father of Otto Warmbier

Taiwanese metal artist and member of parliament

Sri Lankan journalist

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