News Oct 20, 2021 OFF 2021 In the News USA Today: “Navalny from prison: Corruption flourishes when there’s disregard for human rights”
Announcement Aug 20, 2021 Announcing a Speech by Alexey Navalny at the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum Alexey Navalny (@navalny) is the leader of the Russian democratic opposition and the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
Announcement Jun 14, 2021 Announcing the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum on October 4-5! After 18 months of virtual gatherings, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is thrilled to announce that the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum will be held in-person on October 4-5 in Miami, Florida.
Announcement Dec 1, 2020 State-Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea At the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, the Human Rights Foundation hosted a panel discussion about how dictatorships employ cyber attacks at home and abroad.
Events Nov 18, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi’s Oslo Freedom Forum reflections Just months before his murder in Istanbul, Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. Khashoggi wrote two columns inspired by his time in Oslo for…
Press Release Jun 4, 2018 Vietnam Censors Havel Prize Laureate Mai Khoi On May 30, Vietnamese musician and dissident Mai Khoi was awarded the Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, during the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Press Release May 5, 2017 Havel Prize Recognizes Efforts in Bahrain, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent.
News Mar 10, 2017 Curul85 interviews nonviolence expert Jamila Raquib during CFF at UFM Jamila Raqib, directora ejecutiva del Instituto Albert Einstein, que promueve la libertad y la democracia a través de acciones pacíficas, fue una de las ponentes durante la pasada edición del College Freedom Forum at UFM.
Blog Post Mar 9, 2017 Yulia Marushevska, Oslo Freedom Forum speaker, faces persecution in Ukraine The speakers who participate in the Freedom Forum are constantly risking their livelihoods (and often their lives) to stand up for individual rights and human liberty.
News Jan 21, 2017 Václav Award Winner “El Sexto” in DW Danilo Maldonado “El Sexto” fue encarcelado sin juicio el pasado 26 de noviembre por haber escrito “Se fue” en varios edificios de La Habana tras la muerte de Fidel Castro.
Announcement May 25, 2016 OFF, the Arab Spring, and Digital Technology It seems a long time ago. Four years back, when human-rights campaigners, brave dissidents and their supporters assembled for an annual get-together in Oslo, there was a giddy optimism in the air.
Press Release May 5, 2016 2016 Havel Prize Awarded to Atena Farghadani, Petr Pavlensky, and Umida Akhmedova Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces the recipients of the 2016 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent.
Announcement Jun 1, 2014 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Iyad el-Baghdadi Iyad el-Baghdadi is a Palestinian writer and expert on Islam and political liberties who was born and raised in the United Arab Emirates.
Announcement Jun 1, 2025 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Asmaa al-Ghoul Asmaa al-Ghoul is a Palestinian journalist and secular feminist known for her vocal criticism of Hamas and Fatah, which led to her imprisonment, interrogation, death threats, and attacks.
Announcement Jun 1, 2012 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Mona Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning Egyptian-American journalist.
Announcement Jun 1, 2011 Announcing OFF 2012 speaker: Izzeldin Abuelaish Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor who has practiced extensively inside Israel and the Gaza Strip, seeking reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians through medicine and understanding.
