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Oslo Freedom Forum organizers speak out on Taiwan | August 17, 2010 | Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein report from a recent trip to Taiwan and explain in The Huffington Post how, when it comes to human rights, the island's leadership has failed to learn from its own history.
Oslo Freedom Forum 2010 participants in The Daily Dish | August 9, 2010 | Andrew Sullivan posts a critique from Reason's Michael Moynihan of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Moynihan and Assange met at this year's forum.
Reason's Michael Moynihan recounts an experience from Oslo 2010 | August 6, 2010 | Michael Moynihan's new article at Reason is a critique of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange - it begins with a description of Assange's Oslo Freedom Forum speech.
Thor Halvorssen in The Huffington Post | August 3, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen in The Huffington Post on Venezuela's disastrous food policy.
Christopher Hitchens quotes Thor Halvorssen on Venezuela | August 2, 2010 | Christopher Hitchens quotes Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen in a Slate essay on Chávez.
Thor Halvorssen in the Washington Post | July 25, 2010 | Read Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen in The Washington Post on the necromancing of Hugo Chávez.
Oslo Freedom Forum in Malaysia Today | July 20, 2010 | "Malaysia's Bridge is Falling Down" gets picked up by Malaysia Today with Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein as guest columnists.
Oslo Freedom Forum in The Huffington Post on Malaysia | July 19, 2010 | Read Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein in The Huffington Post on why Malaysia's Bridge is Falling Down.
Venezuela's Animal Farm | July 6, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen describes in The Huffington Post how Diego Arria had his farm in Venezuela confiscated after speaking at the 2010 conference.
Oslo Freedom Forum's founder speaks in Taiwan | June 24, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen spoke today at Taipei's 6th annual East Asia NGO Forum on the importance of promoting human rights as a core part of international development and humanitarian aid work.
More Oslo videos on TED Fellows | June 16, 2010 | Estonia's Mart Laar, Venezuela's Leopoldo López, Pakistan's Mukhtar Mai, Liberia's Samuel Kofi Woods, and Chechnya's Lidia Yusupova all have their video featured at TED Fellows.
Knight Center for Journalism on Oslo Freedom Forum | June 2, 2010 | University of Texas at Austin's Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas blogs about RCTV director and free speech advocate Marcel Granier's presentation at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
The Economist weighs in on the Oslo Freedom Forum | May 27, 2010 | "A spectacular human-rights festival...on its way to becoming a human rights equivalent of the Davos economic forum" - more here.
Signing OFF on Human Rights | May 26, 2010 | Jonathan Foreman tells us about Kasha Jacqueline, Mukthar Mai, Rebiya Kadeer, Lubna al-Hussein, and much more in his Oslo Freedom Forum dispatch for Standpoint Magazine.
Yoani Sánchez on Current TV | May 24, 2010 | Current TV has posted the Oslo Freedom Forum's interview with Yoani Sánchez - watch it here.
Another round of Oslo Freedom Forum videos at TEDFellows | May 24, 2010 | Sima Samar, Armando Valladares, Lubna al-Hussein, Yoani Sánchez, Diego Arria, and Lech Walesa have all been posted to TED Fellows.
Mona Eltahawy on Confronting Tyrants | May 20, 2010 | Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy shares her perspective on the Oslo Freedom Forum here in an article for The Jerusalem Report.
Lubna al-Hussein's speech posted at WorldPulse | May 20, 2010 | Sudanese reformer Lubna al-Hussein posts her Oslo Freedom Forum speech at WorldPulse, a media enterprise covering global issues through the eyes of women.
Sweden's EU-Minister speaks at the Oslo Freedom Forum | May 18, 2010 | Sweden's Minister for EU Affairs, Birgitta Ohlsson, posts her Oslo Freedom Forum speech on maternal health, feminism, courage, education, and freedom.
Lech Walesa's video up at TEDFellows | May 17, 2010 | TEDFellows posts our video of Nobel Laureate and first Polish president Lech Walesa giving the closing speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010. Walesa touches on themes of solidarity, globalization, and the art of the possible.
Oslo Freedom Forum sets the stage for a WikiLeaks interview | May 16, 2010 | Mark Davis of SBS Dateline Australia interviews WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Oslo Freedom Forum in The Huffington Post on a new kind of children's peace movement | May 14, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen writes about A Different Kind of Army - Centipede, a unique peace movement in the Czech republic that empowers children to help disadvantaged children around the globe.
Five more talks up at TEDFellows | May 14, 2010 | Five more Oslo Freedom Forum videos are up at TEDFellows - Garry Kasparov, Marina Nemat, Julian Assange, Benjamin Skinner, and Marcel Granier.
Four Oslo Freedom Forum videos up at TEDFellows Blog | May 13, 2010 | Fascinating talks from Anwar Ibrahim, Kasha Jacqueline, Rebiya Kadeer, and Thich Quang Do are now up at TEDFellows.
Veteran dissident’s smuggled message demands democracy for Vietnam | May 13, 2010 | Democracy Digest reports on the production of Oslo Freedom Forum's interview with The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do.
CNN on Oslo Freedom Forum and Vietnam Human Rights Day | May 11, 2010 | CNN's iReport has the details on a congressional ceremony on Capitol Hill today where the Oslo Freedom Forum's rare interview with Thich Quang Do was screened to an audience of senators, congressmen, and global human rights leaders.
Diego Arria discusses the Oslo Freedom Forum on CNN | May 11, 2010 | Diego Arria appears on CNN to discuss how the Venezuelan government seized his property after his speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
The New York Times on the seizure of Diego Arria's property | May 10, 2010 | The New York Times picks up the story of Diego Arria's property being seized after his remarks at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Shabana Rehman interview on Oslo Freedom Forum | May 10, 2010 | Norwegian-Pakistani journalist Shabana Rehman interviews Thor Halvorssen, founder of the Oslo Freedom Forum, in Aftenposten.
Diego Arria's farm seized in Venezuela | May 9, 2010 | The Guardian reports on Oslo Freedom Forum speaker and former assistant secretary general of the United Nations Diego Arria, as his farm is seized in Venezuela.
Revaluing Freedom | May 7, 2010 | Claudia Rosett shares her perspective on the Oslo Freedom Forum at Forbes.
Bukovsky, Medvedev, and the exile Chechens | May 7, 2010 | Michael C. Moynihan's notes from the Oslo Freedom Forum at Reason.
Sophal Ear and the Oslo Freedom Forum on TED Fellows | May 7, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Sophal Ear writes about his experience over at TED Fellows.
News from Poland on Lech Walesa's visit to Oslo | May 6, 2010 | Reporting from Poland on former Polish president and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa's participation in the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Yemen's Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani and Press Freedom | May 6, 2010 | Jane Novak writes about Oslo Freedom Forum speaker and courageous Yemeni journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani.
Rafto Laureates at Oslo Freedom Forum | May 6, 2010 | The Rafto Foundation reports on the participation of Rebiya Kadeer and Lidia Yusupova, both Rafto Prize winners, in the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa on the Oslo Freedom Forum | May 5, 2010 | Alvaro Vargas Llosa comments on the Oslo Freedom Forum in his Real Clear Politics article License to Oppress.
Kasparov and Human Rights in Oslo | May 5, 2010 | ChessBase has posted a wide range of articles, interviews, and reporting on Garry Kasparov's participation in the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Oslo Freedom Forum endorsed by Aftenposten | April 30, 2010 | Norway's most internationally respected newspaper endorses and discusses the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Reason's Michael C. Moynihan from the Oslo Freedom Forum | April 29, 2010 | Michael C. Moynihan shares his thoughts on "Another Awesome Week for Free Speech" for Reason from the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Former Romanian President issues Medal to Oslo Freedom Forum | April 29, 2010 | Former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu awarded a Presidential Medal to Thor Halvorssen, founder of the Oslo Freedom Forum. The medal is a freedom prize issued order to commemorate the downfall of the dictatorship in Romania.
‘Those Who Choose to be Dictators Will Fail’, Liberian Minister tells Oslo Freedom Forum | April 28, 2010 | Liberian Minister of Labor Samuel Kofi Woods's speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum is covered by Front Page Africa here.
Al Jazeera discusses the Oslo Freedom Forum with its founders | April 28, 2010 | Riz Khan discusses human rights and progress in an interview with Thor Halvorssen and Sarah, Duchess of York, in an interview with Al Jazeera.
James Kirchick on the Battle of the Flags in Oslo | April 27, 2010 | Writing for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, James Kirchick examines the encounter between the Russian president and leading Russian human rights defenders at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Sarah, Duchess of York's Oslo Freedom Forum speech at The Daily Beast | April 26, 2010 | Sarah, Duchess of York calls for governments to prioritize children's rights at The Daily Beast.
Medvedev vs. Human Rights Defenders in The Associated Press | April 26, 2010 | The Associated Press covers the confrontation between on one hand human rights defenders Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Bukovsky, and Lidia Yusupova and on the other Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Business Week.
Duchess Sarah on the Oslo Freedom Forum on CNN's Connect the World | April 26, 2010 | Sarah, Duchess of York's participation at the Oslo Freedom Forum is featured on CNN's Connect the World.
Jay Nordlinger's Oslo Freedom Forum Journal | April 26, 2010 | The National Review's Jay Nordlinger covers the Oslo Freedom Forum in his journal at the Corner - Part I here, Part II here, Part III here, Part IV here, Part V here, Part VI here, and notes on his discussion with Nobel Laureate and former president of Poland Lech Walesa here.
Oslo Freedom Forum participant on reform in the Middle East | April 23, 2010 | Oslo Freedom Forum participant Nasser Weddady discusses why Arab and Iranian reformers should unite at PBS's Frontline.
The Noble Purpose of of a Vietnamese Monk | April 21, 2010 | Read Thor Halvorssen's Huffington Post account of his recent visit to Thich Quang Do here.
Oslo Freedom Forum in The Huffington Post | April 9, 2010 | Read Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein on why Tyrants Shouldn't Dictate Human Rights Policy here.
Marina Nemat in The Huffington Post | April 6, 2010 | Marina Nemat, one of the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010's speakers, writes about political prisoners in Tehran here.
Sophal Ear in the The New York Times | March 17, 2010 | Sophal Ear, an Oslo Freedom Forum 2010 speaker, on Khmer Rouge Tribunal vs. Karmic Justice here.
Oslo Freedom Forum in Ny Tid | March 15, 2010 | Read the Ny Tid article on the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010. View PDF
2010 Speaker Biographies | March 15, 2010 | Download a full set of biographies covering our 2010 speakers. View PDF
Anwar Ibrahim in The Wall Street Journal | January 25, 2010 | Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader and Oslo Freedom Forum 2010 speaker, discusses why Muslims Have No Monopoly Over 'Allah' here.
Oslo Freedom Forum in The Wall Street Journal | June 5, 2009 | Read the Wall Street Journal report on the Oslo Freedom Forum 2009. View PDF
Oslo Freedom Forum 2009 Videos | May 18, 2009 | Watch all video presentations from the Oslo Freedom Forum 2009 here.