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.) [see https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/09/18/the-human-rights-foundation-announces-three-recipients-of-the-2020-vaclav-havel-international-prize-for-creative-dissent/]

• Garry Kasparov, Chess grandmaster and HRF Chairman
• Musical performance by 2019 Havel Laureate Ramy Essa

You can watch it all live at oslofreedomforum.com and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #OsloFF.

https://mailchi.mp/872915e26057/oslo-freedom-forum-full-schedule-of-events-announced-287843?e=f80cec329e

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Tags: Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, Eunhee Park, Fatou Toufah Jallow, Gulchehra Hoja, Lyudmila Savchuk, Masih Alinejad, Nathan Law, OFF, Oslo, Oslo Freedom Forum, Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent