Their art defies dictatorship. Azza Abo Rebieh, Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, and Sasha Skochilenko honored for creative dissent.
Watch the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/O6VicyjFt_U?...
Ani Chkhikvadze reporting gives voice to those resisting authoritarianism in Georgia.
Watch her full talk now from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_28...
"I pulled out threads from the rotten military blankets, and I started making a doll, hoping it would be a totem for our freedom.”
Syrian artist and activist Azza Abo Rebieh took the stage at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum to share how she has used her art as a beacon of hope for a free Syria.
After a stolen election, Venâncio Mondlane leads Mozambique’s largest-ever democracy movement.
Watch his talk from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a00I...
She risked everything to report the truth about Paul Kagame’s regime.
Watch Judi Rever’s investigation from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2HP...
On the frontlines of Sudan’s war, Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif stands up for women’s rights.
Watch her brave story from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/DnNAAgzTMnw?...
How does the brain fight back against trauma and tyranny? Dr. Daniel Siegel shares science and hope.
Watch his talk at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/nNZvmIGYx5s?...
Threats. Censorship. Intimidation. Maria Sarungi Tsehai continues her struggle for democracy in Tanzania.
Watch her talk from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lNH...
She calls for justice, truth, and a dedication to human dignity for the Uyghurs from the international community at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum.
Can sanctions bring down regimes? Or do they do more harm than good?
Watch the full debate at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vyh...
From Thailand to the Uyghur Region, Nyrola Elimä documents the global persecution of Uyghurs.
Watch her talk now at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Xo...
Despite censorship and surveillance, Enrique Del Risco has worked hard to share the real stories of life in Cuba.
At the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum, he explores how the regime manipulates fear, memory, and identity to maintain control and how totalitarianism lingers in the stories we tell ourselves.
Democracy is dismantled and free speech is threatened in Thailand, but Parit Wacharasindhu refuses to back down.
Watch his talk at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fig_...
Alexei Navalny’s murder won’t silence the truth. "We continue his fight." — @yulia_navalnaya’s powerful message of defiance, resistance, and hope.
Watch her powerful talk at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/05J508OBk0U?...
He lived it. He escaped it. Now Enrique Del Risco tells the truth about Cuba’s repression at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/DJnPyX3YYWg?...
Inside Bashar al-Assad’s prisons, she drew to survive. Today, Azza Abo Rebieh draws for the world to see. Watch her speech at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. youtu.be/dBWYUW6Mpu4?...
"This war will end, but the women need to rebuild."
Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif sheds light on the endurance of Sudanese women in the face of persecution from the government at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum.
In a world of censorship, Pavel Durov created a platform dictators can’t control. Watch his full interview with HRF CEO Thor Halvorssen at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9c...
Judi Rever took the stage at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum to expose the war crimes and violence committed by the Kagame regime.
Hear her shocking insights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2HP...
Trapped in an embassy for more than a year, Pedro Urruchurtu, led a resistance on behalf of María Corina Machado that shook Venezuela’s dictatorship.
Watch as he shares his story at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBVM...
At the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum, Ani Chkhikvadze chronicles the brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters advocating for Georgia’s democratic future and reveals how a Kremlin-aligned oligarch’s government has weaponized fear and silenced dissent.
Poisoned. Imprisoned. But not broken. Vladimir Kara-Murza & Evgenia Kara-Murza persist in their struggle for Russia’s democratic future. Watch their extraordinary conversation with Bill Browder at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD2G...
From quiet resistance to a daring escape,
Kim Yumi risked everything to flee North Korea.
Watch her full story from the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz2T...
The 2025 #OsloFreedomForum is now in the books! In this thread, you’ll find powerful talks from dissidents, journalists, and artists who stood on the OFF stage this year.
Watch, share, and be inspired.
Anamalala! Anamalala!
Venâncio Mondlane says enough is enough at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum, where he exposed #Mozambique’s corruption, political violence, and exploitation of natural resources.
Chloe Cheung from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation imagined a free Hong Kong at the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum and called on the world to do the same.
From Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment to Hong Kong’s global role in authoritarian repression, Chloe shares why we must pay attention.
My talk at #OsloFreedomForum, The Revolution will be Social, is online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGwzlpiFh-8
👀 For your weekend viewing and listening pleasure, Project Liberty President @tomicah.bsky.social's fireside chat at the #OsloFreedomForum. He discussed the urgent need for a more democratic digital future and our efforts to reshape the internet around individual data ownership and privacy.
Three days. Hundreds of human rights defenders. One shared struggle for freedom. Watch the official recap of the 2025 #OsloFreedomForum, a global gathering of courage, resistance, and hope.
This is what the frontlines of freedom look like when we dare to imagine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVxo...
