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Programme of the virtual Oslo Freedom Forum 2020 starting 24 September

September 19, 2020

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.

 

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Oslo Freedom Forum 24-25 September goes on-line

August 17, 2020

For the first time, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is bringing its Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) online. “While the circumstances may keep us apart, our commitment to supporting activists in their struggle against authoritarian regimes is stronger than ever. Join us online from September 24-25 for the only virtual conference that puts human rights at the top of the global agenda. The political and health crises of the past six months have reminded us how authoritarians use human tragedy to advance their own agendas. Corrupt regimes around the world have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to impose restrictions on freedom of speech, to arrest peaceful protesters, and to silence dissent. The courage and determination of activists and citizens alike have been tested, yet they remain resilient in the face of tyranny.”

Confirmed speakers for the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum include:

  • Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang
  • Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey
  • Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja
  • Thai opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
  • Gambian anti-rape activist and survivor Fatou Toufah Jallow
  • Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law
  • North Korean defector Eunhee Park
  • Sudanese doctor and pro-democracy activist Mohamed Nagi Alassam
  • Russian investigative journalist Lyudmila Savchuk
  • Cuban environmentalist and LGBTQ+ rights activist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola
  • “Who Owns Huawei?” author and professor Christopher Balding
  • Oscar-winning film director Bryan Fogel

More speakers to be announced soon.  

See also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2019/05/21/human-rights-foundation-uses-2019-oslo-freedom-forum-for-rebranding/

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