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Holtzbrinck Buchverlage GmbH (Germany) and Folkeakademiets landsforbund (Norway) have joined the shareholder community of the World Expression Forum (WEXFO).

Journalist and freedom of expression advocate Maria Ressa will return to Norway and Lillehammer to speak at the global conference World Expression Forum (WEXFO) on June 2-3.

The latest Democracy Report from the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg reveals that democratic countries are now in the minority. Freedom of expression is declining, and high levels of disinformation and polarization are driving democratic backsliding.

With extensive experience in journalism and politics, Jette F. Christensen and Kristoffer Rønneberg will lead the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer this June, bringing together global advocates for freedom of expression.

The law firm Thallaug, spearheaded by partner Ingrid Sandberg, will lead a dedicated session on freedom of expression in academia and the workplace during the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer on June 2-3.

The County Executive Committee has decided to grant the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) NOK 1.5 million annually for the next three years.

The renowned lawyer and Muslim feminist returns to Lillehammer on June 2 and 3 to speak about freedom of expression and democracy.

Editor-in-chief Gérard Biard of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will reflect on freedom of expression 10 years after the terror attack on his editorial department, which killed twelve people and injured eleven.

The award-winning documentary filmmaker and human rights activist will discuss her method of building connections across social, racial, political, and personal divides.