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Imaan Mazari-Hazir honored with new freedom of expression award at WEXFO
At the World Expression Forum (WEXFO), Imaan Mazari-Hazir was honored with the WEXFO Young Inspiration Award, a new prize awarded to a young voice and activist who has made an extraordinary contribution to youth freedom of expression.
“Build bridges before the old ones burn”
Tomasz Wnęk is one of many young leaders bringing youth perspective to WEXFO 2025. The rising political voice from Poland, is one of the participants in the WEXFO More Young Voices seminar.
UN exhibition SPEAK to be presented at World Expression Forum 2025
The exhibition explores global perspectives on freedom of expression through powerful visual storytelling from artists, activists, and journalists around the world.
Activist Oscar Anderson to deliver keynote at World Expression Forum
Oscar Anderson, an activist and agent of change, is among the keynote speakers at the upcoming conference in Lillehammer on June 2-3. He will deliver a speech on inclusion and freedom of expression.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk to speak at the World Expression Forum
Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, will speak at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer on June 2-3.
Kadafi Zaman to host WEXFO conference
Zaman will co-host the World Expression Forum on June 2-3 alongside Jette F. Christensen.
Why Norway must speak up for Dr. Mahrang Baloch
On March 22, 2024, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a 32-year-old prominent female human rights defender, was arrested in Quetta, the capital of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Her only “crime”? Speaking out against human rights violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the systematic economic exploitation of the region, which is rich in mineral resources but remains the poorest in Pakistan.
Two new shareholders in World Expression Forum
Holtzbrinck Buchverlage GmbH (Germany) and Folkeakademiets landsforbund (Norway) have joined the shareholder community of the World Expression Forum (WEXFO).
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa to speak at World Expression Forum in Lillehammer
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.
New V-Dem report highlights decline in democracy and freedom of expression
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.
