Announcement Jul 23, 2025 2025 OFF Recap Report As authoritarianism rises around the world, the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) continues to serve as a powerful antidote. Every year, OFF brings together the world’s most courageous voices, from political prisoners and artists to tech innovators and dissidents on the front lines.
Blog Post Jul 1, 2025 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #2 A few weeks ago, I visited Norway as part of the 17th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF), a gathering affectionately known as “Davos for dissidents,” which once again brought together an inspiring constellation of human rights defenders, philanthropists, and tech innovators from across the globe.
Announcement May 19, 2025 OFF returns to Norway next week! On May 26-28, our community of changemakers will return to Oslo, Norway, for the 17th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).
Announcement May 16, 2025 5 Special Features We Are Excited to Present at OFF The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) brings together the world’s most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders.
Announcement May 5, 2025 Creative Dissent at the Oslo Freedom Forum Creative dissent is a powerful force for change. The Oslo Freedom Forum showcases courageous and imaginative art, music, and film celebrating freedom and standing against repression.
Announcement Apr 16, 2025 Announcing OFF25 Interactive Programming Over the past 17 years, the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) has given life to new strategies, partnerships, and support for human rights advocates and civil society organizations across the globe.
Announcement Apr 14, 2025 Meet this year’s first five Oslo Freedom Forum speakers From May 26 to 28, the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) community will gather once again in Oslo, Norway, for the 17th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).
Announcement Apr 4, 2025 Announcing 2025 Oslo Freedom Forum Tracks As we prepare for this year’s Oslo Freedom Forum, we are excited to announce our carefully curated tracks across panels, workshops, expos, art, music, and networking spaces.
Announcement Mar 28, 2025 Bring your family to the OFF Camp for Kids! The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) invites you to bring your family to the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) Camp for Kids!
Blog Post Mar 27, 2025 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #67 Turkey’s currency plunged to a record low after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rivals.
Publication Mar 26, 2025 2025 OFF Camp for Kids The Human Rights Foundation invites you to bring your family to the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) Camp for Kids!
Blog Post Dec 8, 2020 Data Collection & Censorship in the Coronavirus Outbreak At the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, the Human Rights Foundation hosted a panel discussion about data collection and censorship as it relates to governmental responses to the coronavirus.
Announcement Jul 11, 2024 Apply to Attend the 2025 Oslo Freedom Forum! The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is thrilled to announce the return of the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) to Oslo, Norway, on May 26-28, 2025. Apply to attend and join us for this extraordinary event next year!
Announcement May 9, 2024 Announcing OFF Interactive Programming Next month, as our OFF community gathers once again in Oslo, Norway, we expect the impact to only grow stronger. Through timely panel discussions, informative workshops, and more, attendees will explore practical, innovative solutions to expose tyranny and reclaim democracy.
Announcement May 2, 2024 Explore Art, Music, & Film at the Oslo Freedom Forum Creativity and free expression are some of the greatest threats to authoritarian rule. Through their soft power, art, music, and film can expose abuses and injustices perpetrated by dictators and rally civil society around a cause. For this reason, the Oslo Freedom Forum has become a natural home for musicians, performers, filmmakers, and visual artists who creatively challenge tyranny.
Announcement Apr 2, 2024 Announcing New Speakers We are two months away from the 16th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF), and our speaker lineup keeps growing!
Announcement Feb 6, 2024 HRF Freedom Fellowship partners with Ignite Talks The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is delighted to announce an ongoing partnership with Ignite Talks for the Freedom Fellowship program.
Announcement Dec 11, 2024 Save the Date: 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum June 3-5 The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) invites you to join us next year in Oslo, Norway, for the 16th annual Oslo Freedom Forum from June 3 to 5, 2024.
Announcement Jul 20, 2023 Looking Back at the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum Last month, the Human Rights Foundation welcomed over 1,300 human rights advocates from around the world to Oslo, Norway, for the 15th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).
Announcement Jul 6, 2023 The 15th Annual Oslo Freedom Forum Is In The Books! Our community of human rights defenders and democracy advocates reunited in Oslo, Norway, for the 15th annual Oslo Freedom Forum.
