Past Events
Oslo Freedom Forum
Oslo, Norway
2009-2024
OFF New York
New York, USA
2017-19, 2022-23
OFF Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
2018-19, 2022-23
OFF Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
2018
OFF Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
2019
OFF San Francisco
San Francisco, USA
2012, 2016
OFF Miami
Miami, USA
2021
OFF Around the World
Oslo Freedom Forum
Oslo is where it all began in 2009 with the very first Oslo Freedom Forum. Join us for the 17th edition on May 26-28, 2025.
Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: 2009-2024
Johannesburg, South Africa
In 2018, we brought OFF to Johannesburg with an amazing list of speakers, including Zimbabwean #ThisFlag movement leader Evan Mawarire and Eritrean journalist and Angolan investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.
Taipei, Taiwan
Since 2018, Taipei has been home to OFF Taiwan, a half-day event featuring talks and performances by the worldтАЩs top freedom fighters and dissidents.
New York, New York
Since 2017, New York has hosted its own edition of the Oslo Freedom Forum, bringing together visionary thinkers, activists, and creatives from around the world.
San Francisco, California
HRF brought the Oslo Freedom Forum to the Bay Area in 2012 and 2016, gathering remarkable individuals like American foreign affairs journalist William Dobson, Afghan tech entrepreneur Roya Mahboob, and North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee.
Miami, Florida
Hosted in Miami, Florida, at the magnificent New World Center, the 2021 OFF included talks from psychiatrist and Humanity Crew founder Dr. Essam Daod, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
Mexico City, Mexico
Taking place at the Museo Nacional de Antropolog├нa in Mexico City, the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum in Mexico featured talks from speakers such as Nicaraguan democracy activist Edipcia Dub├│n, Ecuadorian political cartoonist Xavier тАЬBonilтАЭ Bonilla, and Cuban democracy advocate Rosa Mar├нa Pay├б.
Europe
Oslo, Norway
Oslo is where it all began in 2009 with the very first Oslo Freedom Forum. Join us for the 17th edition on May 26-28, 2025.
South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
In 2018, we brought OFF to Johannesburg with an amazing list of speakers, including Zimbabwean #ThisFlag movement leader Evan Mawarire and Eritrean journalist and Angolan investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.
Asia
Taipei, Taiwan
Since 2018, Taipei has been home to OFF Taiwan, a half-day event featuring talks and performances by the worldтАЩs top freedom fighters and dissidents.
Americas
New York, New York
Since 2017, New York has hosted its own edition of the Oslo Freedom Forum, bringing together visionary thinkers, activists, and creatives from around the world.
San Francisco, California
HRF brought the Oslo Freedom Forum to the Bay Area in 2012 and 2016, gathering remarkable individuals like American foreign affairs journalist William Dobson, Afghan tech entrepreneur Roya Mahboob, and North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee.
Miami, Florida
Hosted in Miami, Florida, at the magnificent New World Center, the 2021 OFF included talks from psychiatrist and Humanity Crew founder Dr. Essam Daod, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
Mexico City, Mexico
Taking place at the Museo Nacional de Antropolog├нa in Mexico City, the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum in Mexico featured talks from speakers such as Nicaraguan democracy activist Edipcia Dub├│n, Ecuadorian political cartoonist Xavier тАЬBonilтАЭ Bonilla, and Cuban democracy advocate Rosa Mar├нa Pay├б.
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370+
Nobel Peace Laureates
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Heads of State
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Books Written by Speakers
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