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

Abdalaziz Alhamza

Syrian citizen journalist and co-founder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)

Abdellah Taia

Moroccan novelist and filmmaker

Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani

Yemeni journalist

Abdulrahman Al-Mawwas

Co-founder and archive manager of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets)

Abebe Gellaw

Ethiopian journalist and activist

Abraham Jiménez Enoa

Exiled Cuban journalist and author

Adam Roa

Motivational speaker

Afua Hirsch

Ghanaian-British journalist, barrister, and human rights activist

Agather Atuhaire

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Agnes Callamard

Secretary General of Amnesty International

Ahmed Al Omran

Saudi blogger and activist

Ahmed Albasheer

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Ahmed Alkhatib

Gazan writer and analyst

Ahmed Benchemsi

Moroccan journalist

Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury

Publisher, writer, and editor from Bangladesh

Akida Pulat

Uyghur activist

Alaa Murabit

Libyan activist and founder of The Voice of Libyan Women

Alejandro Toledo

Former president of Peru

Alexei Navalny

Leader of the Russian democratic opposition

Ali Abdulemam

Bahraini blogger and former prisoner of conscience

Ali Ferzat

Syrian political cartoonist

Alyaksandr Kazulin

Opposition activist and former rector of the Belarusian State University

Ambassador Marie Antoinette Sedin

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Ambiga Sreenevasan

Malaysian lawyer and judicial reform advocate

Aminatou Haidar

Sahrawi human rights activist

Amir Ahmad Nasr

Sudanese blogger and digital media and marketing consultant

Amira Yahyaoui

Activist and founder of Al Bawsala

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Undercover journalist

Anastasia Lin

Chinese-Canadian actress

Anastasia Shevchenko

Russian politician and opposition figure

Andrés Velasco

Chilean economist and professor

Andrew Feinstein

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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

Syrian citizen journalist and co-founder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)

Moroccan novelist and filmmaker

Yemeni journalist

Co-founder and archive manager of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets)

Ethiopian journalist and activist

Exiled Cuban journalist and author

Motivational speaker

Ghanaian-British journalist, barrister, and human rights activist

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Secretary General of Amnesty International

Saudi blogger and activist

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Gazan writer and analyst

Moroccan journalist

Publisher, writer, and editor from Bangladesh

Uyghur activist

Libyan activist and founder of The Voice of Libyan Women

Former president of Peru

Leader of the Russian democratic opposition

Bahraini blogger and former prisoner of conscience

Syrian political cartoonist

Opposition activist and former rector of the Belarusian State University

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Malaysian lawyer and judicial reform advocate

Sahrawi human rights activist

Sudanese blogger and digital media and marketing consultant

Activist and founder of Al Bawsala

Undercover journalist

Chinese-Canadian actress

Russian politician and opposition figure

Chilean economist and professor

Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa

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