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Program

Hosts: Yama Wolasmal, journalist and correspondent NRK and Ingeborg Volan, CEO, De norske Bokklubbene.

Session

Baseline: What is the Status of Freedom of Expression in the World?

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
09.00-10.30
Opening Ceremony

Yama Wolasmal

35 Years of Fighting for Rights in Iran – What did we achieve?

Shirin Ebadi

Digital speech.
Woman, Life, Freedom – Iran Speaks Out

Fatemeh Ekhtesari, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Masud Gharahkhani, Yama Wolasmal

Huge protests broke out in Iran after the killing of Mahsa Amini. How have the protests become so.....
The State of Freedom of Expression

Arne Jensen, Staffan Lindberg

Are the democracies stronger than we believe?
The International System of Human Rights Protection is Broken. How can we fix it?

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Keynote.
Session

Addressing Economic Inequality and Gender Disparities: How Can We Invest Wisely in Freedom of Expression?

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
10.50-12.15
505 – The Cost of Freedom of Expression in Myanmar

Thinzar Shunlei Yi

Spotlight (digital).
Money Talks!

Bård Vegar Solhjell, Ingeborg Volan, Johan H. Andresen, Marianne Neraal, Vladislav Kaim

Do business and investors have a responsibility for protecting and promoting freedom of expression,.....
Repression of Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly of Women Rights Defenders and LGBT Defenders Worldwide

Aarti Narsee

Silenced and Marginalized?

Gvantsa Jobava, Nazifa Jalali, Özgür Gür

How do we reframe the conversation to become more inclusive and employ the gender lens to scrutinize.....

Lunch

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
12.15-13.15
Session

When Rights Clash

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
13.15-14.45
Where freedom of religion meets freedom of speech – can both rights co-exist?

Anine Kierulf

Keynote.
Can religion and freedom of expression peacefully co-exist?

Knut Olav Åmås, Mohammad Usman Rana

How can we reconcile the right to religious freedom and free speech especially at this time, when.....
The Morality Debate in USA

Caroline E. Janney

What should be the deciding factors for which texts are taught in school?
Drawing the Line

Caroline E. Janney, Jakob Nielsen, Lola Shoneyin

How we can align freedom of belief, and ideological diversity, while at the same time safeguarding.....
Session

Youth and Freedom of Expression: Encouraged and Threatened?

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
15.05-16.30
The Revolution will not be Televised; It will be live-streamed

Koleka Putuma

An artistic impression exploring language that is used to limit or interfere with freedom of.....
Getting a Place at the Table

Arizza Nocum, Aya Amead, Kristian Kampmann, Najwa Wheba, Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi

Panel Discussion.
Digitizing Democracy: Social Media and Their Growing Role in Arbitrating Freedom of Expression

Felicia Anthonio, Khaled Emam, Marianne Neraal, Marlon Julian Nombrado

Intergenerational dialogue with technology giants on accountability.
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Dinner

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
19.00
Prix Voltaire Award Ceremony