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2022 program launched
Nobel Laureates, worldwide organisations and brave voices meet at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer on 30 and 31 May. The program is ready. "When the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Irene Khan, begins the conference, her review of the world...
Speakers launched!
Freedom of speech is more important than ever. War and growing authoritarian tendencies, new technologies and cancel culture affect the status of free speech in different ways. Over two days in May, the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) will gather some of the brightest...
Invitation to Public Meeting on Freedom of Expression
Three Nobel Laureates, local youth and musicians of international class are on stage when newcomers World Expression Forum and Music in Innlandet, in collaboration with the Norwegian Literature Festival and GD, invite to a public meeting on freedom of expression in...
Join us at Utøya
We invite you to join us at Utøya in 2023 22. July 2011 Utøya became the scene of the worst terrorist attack in Norwegian history. A far-right terrorist attacked AUF's summer camp, and many were killed. Today Utøya is an open, accessible and inclusive arena for...
Dmitry Muratov coming to WEXFO
The Nobel laureates, and representatives for the laureates of the important awards for freedom of expression, Prix Voltaire, and the Golden Pen Award, will all be among the speakers at the first WEXFO Congress. In addition to Maria Ressa (PH) confirming her...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa confirmed to WEXFO
This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Ressa, will be one of the speakers at the first World Expression Forum. Maria Ressa is the co-founder, CEO, and executive editor of Rappler.com, an online news organization in the Philippines. Ressa has been honoured...
Main themes for the 2022 WEXFO conference
The aim of the World Expression Forum conference is to provide participants and listeners, including audiences online, with tools and ideas on how to promote freedom of expression. This will be pursued through the exploration of four main themes. The conference will...
Green light for the project Youth’s Participation in Society
We are happy to announce that World Expression Forum has been granted a donation of 3 million NOK from the Savings Bank Foundation DNB (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB). This means that our project, Youth’s Participation in Society, will be realised. We highly appreciate that...
In an age of dictators and trolls – strategies to promote and defend Freedom of Expression
Managing director Kristenn Einarsson about the need of World Expression Forum.