Oksana Brovko

Oksana Brovko

Oksana Brovko is the CEO of the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine. She has over 25 years of experience supporting independent regional media across Ukraine. In 2025, she accepted the Golden Pen of Freedom on behalf of Ukraine’s...
Ege Dündar

Ege Dündar

Ege Dündar worked with PEN International for 8 years, recently elected its youngest board member in a centenary history. He worked on campaigns to support writers at risk, developing projects like İlkyaz and Creative Witnesses. Most recently, he organised with...
May Linn Clement

May Linn Clement

May Linn Clement (39) is cartoonist and writer for the Norwegian paper Dag og Tid. She received the Fritt Ord Award 2025 alongside the cartoonists Morten Mørland (The Times, Sunday Times) and Marvin Halleraker (Aftenposten).
Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, the Founder of Persuasion, and the host of The Good Fight podcast. His latest book is The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power In Our Time.
Razan Abou-Watfa

Razan Abou-Watfa

Razan Abou-watfa is a passionate activist known for turning conviction into action. With a background in political science and currently pursuing a Master of Science in Risk Analysis at UiS, she combines academic knowledge with on-the-ground organising. As a leading...