Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF)
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@HRF’s annual global conference series brings together human rights defenders worldwide to speak truth to power. 🗓️ May 31-June 2, 2027
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She became a journalist believing the truth mattered — but exposing it became a risk. From India to the Oslo Freedom Forum, Scroll.in Executive Editor Supriya Sharma reflects on what it means to keep reporting as independent media shrinks, journalists are jailed, and democracy becomes performance. She describes the cost — and exhaustion — of reporting the truth in a country where power depends on silence.
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She refused to stay quiet, even when silence would have been safer. At the Oslo Freedom Forum, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado shares how decades of political repression in Venezuela shaped her fight for democracy, and why continuing that struggle is essential to dismantling dictatorship.
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Noor Pahlavi takes the stage at OFF 2026 to cheers from Iranian democracy advocates.
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With a $1M bounty on her head, Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 speaks out on losing her home to authoritarian rule, the pain of exile, and the fight to keep Hong Kong’s freedom alive. Her call: global solidarity, bold strategies, and hope for a liberated future.
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Shely Andriamihaja shares how Madagascar went from hope to repression at the 2025 Oslo Freedom Forum. From rising authoritarianism to deepening poverty and a muzzled civil society, her story is a powerful call to action for freedom and accountability against the regime.
Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF)77,145 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce
At the 2025 College Freedom Forum at Tufts University, Uyghur rights advocate and author Jewher.Ilham sheds light on the complicity of global fashion brands in Uyghur forced labor. As the daughter of imprisoned economist Ilham Tohti, she calls for international accountability and inspires students to take action in the fight for human rights.
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She grew up believing the story she was told until arrests, disappearances, and indefinite military service shattered it. Yirgalem Fisseha takes the stage at the Oslo Freedom Forum to share a life split in two: from poetry to prison, from hope to solitary confinement. Her story reveals what it costs to speak when a state demands silence.
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Executive director of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH)), Raqib Hameed Naik joined us at the College Freedom Forum at Rowan University to speak about his struggle against hate speech, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. Discover more about combating misinformation and promoting free speech by watching his full talk:
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In her 2025 College Freedom Forum keynote, Afghan tech entrepreneur and women's rights advocate Roya Mahboob urged global action for Afghan girls’ education, hoping to support and amplify the next generation of Afghan changemakers. From founding the Afghan Dreamers robotics team to providing young girls with technological education under Taliban rule, Mahboob is proving that innovation and courage can outlast oppression. Watch her full talk here:
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In his keynote at the 2025 College Freedom Forum, Rodrigo Diamanti traced Venezuela’s fall from democracy to dictatorship and his path from nonviolent activist to political prisoner. Through his SOS Venezuela movement, he proved how international advocacy can save lives. Now in exile, Rodrigo continues his mission to support political prisoners and restore democratic hope in Venezuela. Hear his powerful story of resilience here:
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