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2025 will be “the year of resistance”

by | December 19, 2024 | WEXFO 2025, WEXFO News | 0 Comments

The WEXFO 2025 conference will be crucial, says Veslemøy Østrem, head of the program committee, as she reveals what participants can expect in Lillehammer on June 2-3.

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Fighting for the dignity and future of my people

by | December 13, 2024 | WEXFO Insights | 0 Comments

For me, human rights activism is not a hobby but a profound responsibility.

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Africans and liberal democracy’s incompleteness

by | December 11, 2024 | WEXFO Insights | 0 Comments

Do Africans truly desire liberal democracy or is it just an imposition of rich, highly-industrialised Western governments?

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Lillehammer: Local initiative to enhance reading among children and youth produces positive results

by | December 11, 2024 | WEXFO 2025, WEXFO News | 0 Comments

At a time when reading enthusiasm and literacy skills among children and youth are declining, the city of Lillehammer stands out as an example of how targeted efforts can reverse the trend.

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European media is weakened. It is a democratic challenge.

by | November 21, 2024 | WEXFO Insights | 0 Comments

The liberal democracies in the EU area have been weakened over the past 10-15 years. This likely includes the influence of editorial media. Is there a connection?

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Lillehammer Municipality announces contribution to WEXFO for 2025

by | November 5, 2024 | WEXFO News | 0 Comments

Lillehammer Municipality is a key partner for World Expression Forum and has now approved a grant of NOK 350,000 to WEXFO for 2025.

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AI: “A lightning-fast, exponential development that advances faster than regulatory measures”

by | October 31, 2024 | WEXFO 2024, WEXFO Insights | 0 Comments

Adele Matheson Mestad, Director at the Norwegian Human Rights Institution, was one of the contributors to an important discussion at WEXFO 2024: Is AI a threat or a tool for freedom of expression?

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Five WEXFO board members re-elected for two years

by | October 28, 2024 | WEXFO 2025, WEXFO News | 0 Comments

José Borghino, Marit Borkenhagen, Trine Skei Grande, Mads Nygaard, and Anne Bergman have been re-elected for another two years on the WEXFO board. Mads Nygaard will continue as chairman.

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New conference concept: WEXFO Take Action

by | September 30, 2024 | WEXFO 2025, WEXFO News | 0 Comments

The World Expression Forum (WEXFO) has announced a transformation of its youth engagement conference. The previous WEXFO Youth Network Conference, first held in May 2023, has been rebranded as WEXFO Take Action to better reflect the conference’s evolving focus and attract a broader audience.

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The global free speech recession: How to fight it?

by | September 27, 2024 | WEXFO Insights | 0 Comments

Troubling signs are emerging: Democracies are backsliding, conflicts are intensifying hate speech and misinformation, and artificial intelligence (AI) presents both opportunities and threats to free speech.

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Invitation to Public Meeting on Freedom of Expression

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...

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Join us at Utøya

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...

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Dmitry Muratov coming to WEXFO

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...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa confirmed to WEXFO

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...

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Main themes for the 2022 WEXFO conference

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...

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