Oslo Freedom Forum 2023 Day 1 Livestream
Oslo Freedom Forum is a global conference series produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) that brings together the world’s most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders.
- "Since 2009, dissidents have come from across the world to educate, share, and inspire at the Human Rights Foundation’s annual conference, the Oslo Freedom Forum."
- This year marks the 15th anniversary for the event. It event takes place on June 13-15 in Oslo, Norway.
- Today’s morning programming includes talks and performances by:
- Masud Gharahkhani, Norwegian Storting (Parliament) president
- Marianne Borgen, Oslo mayor
- Ketakandriana Rafitoson, Malagasy anti-corruption and democracy activist
- Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist and author
- Félix Maradiaga, Nicaraguan democracy advocate
- Gulbahar Haitiwaji, Uyghur survivor of China’s concentration camps
- Kalbinur Sidik, Uzbek survivor of China’s genocide and concentration camp
- Garry Kasparov, Human Rights Foundation chairman and Russian pro-democracy activist
- Lisa Yasko, member of Ukrainian Parliament
- Malcolm Bidali, migrant workers’ rights activist
- Víctor Navarro, Venezuelan human rights activist
- Dalia Hatuqa, independent journalist specializing in Palestinian/Israeli affairs
- Philippa Thomas, journalist and academic
- Kristen Ulmer, fear and anxiety thought leader - Full schedule can be found here.