Twelve years of Oslo Freedom Forums and this year the organizers are demonstrating their resilience and the resilience of the global human rights movement with a free and virtual forum. Register and share with others.
What you need to know
These talks will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT on September 24 and 25. You can watch live at oslofreedomforum.com and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #OsloFF.
September 24, 2020
Session I (9:00 – 9:45 a.m. EDT)
- Gulchehra Hoja, Uyghur journalist
- Mohamed Nagi Alassam, Sudanese doctor and pro-democracy activist
- Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Thai opposition leader
- Musical performance by the Uyghur Ensemble Orchestra
Session II (10:10 – 11:20 a.m. EDT)
- Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist and human rights activist
- Christopher Balding, “Who Owns Huawei?” author and professor
- Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, Cuban environmentalist and LGBTQ+ rights activist
- Comedy performance by Ahmed Albasheer, Iraqi comedian and political satirist
- Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister
September 25, 2020
Session III (9:00 – 10:25 a.m. EDT)
- Fatou Toufah Jallow, Gambian anti-rape activist and survivor
- Bryan Fogel, Oscar-winning film director
- Lyudmila Savchuk, Russian investigative journalist
- Nathan Law, Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
- Musical performance by the Uyghur Ensemble Orchestra
Session IV (10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT)
- Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square CEO
- Eunhee Park, North Korean defector
- Featured Speaker from Belarus
- Comedy performance by Shabana Rehman, Pakistani comedian
Havel Prize Ceremony (12:00 – 12:30 p.m. EDT)
- Garry Kasparov, Chess grandmaster and HRF Chairman
- Musical performance by 2019 Havel Laureate Ramy Essam
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