Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of

freedom of speech Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recogni ...

and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award ( no, Fritt Ords honnør). These are awards are distributed annually during the month of May in connection with the anniversary of the liberation of Norway at the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

in May 1945. Prizes are awarded to one or more persons or organizations that have contributed to areas where the organization works, especially in the work of freedom of expression. In addition to a monetary reward, the award includes a statue by sculptor Nils Aas. Fritt Ord Foundation was founded on 7 June 1974 by Jens Henrik Nordlie (1910–1996) who served as CEO of Narvesen from 1957 to 1975, corporate director Finn Skedsmo and jurist

Jens Christian Hauge Jens Christian Hauge (15 May 1915 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian who was leader within the World War II resistance—and one of the two incumbent Milorg Council members in May 1945. Njølstad p.125 He served as Minister of Defence from 19 ...

(1915–2006) . The foundation was funded by

Narvesen Narvesen is a Norwegian chain of newsagents / convenience stores which, with its 370 outlets nationwide, is one of Norway's largest retailers. The company has since 2000 been part of the Reitan Group (''Reitangruppen''). Narvesens Kioskkompagni ( ...

, the Norwegian based chain of

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and news outlets.

Fritt Ord Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Award: *1976 : Johan Vogt *1977 :

Henrik Groth Henrik Johan Florentz Groth (11 October 1903 – 10 August 1983) was a Norwegian publisher and essayist, who was managing director of the Cappelen publishing company from 1947 to 1973. Biography Groth was born and grew up in Kristiania (now Oslo) ...

*1978 :

Kim Friele Karen-Christine Friele ( Wilhelmsen; 27 May 1935 – 22 November 2021), known as Kim Friele, was a Norwegian gay rights and human rights activist, famous for being the first gay Norwegian to publicly acknowledge and advocate for her sexuality, i ...

*1979 :

Stein Mehren Stein Mehren (16 May 1935 – 28 July 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with ''Gjennom stillheten en natt'' (1960). He wrote more than fifty books, mainly poetry.

*1980 :

Andrey Sakharov Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov ( rus, Андрей Дмитриевич Сахаров, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ˈdmʲitrʲɪjevʲɪtɕ ˈsaxərəf; 21 May 192114 December 1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident, nobel laureate and activist for ...

*1982 :

Lech Walesa Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, Czech, and Rus, Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Po ...

and

Hallvard Rieber-Mohn Hallvard Rieber-Mohn (2 October 1922 – 4 August 1982) was a Norway, Norwegian Dominican Order, Dominican priest and author. Biography He was born at Molde in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. His parents were Christian Joachim Rieber-Mohn (1891–195 ...

*1983 :

Kjetil Bang-Hansen Kjetil Bang-Hansen (born 16 May 1940) is a Norwegian actor, dancer, stage producer and theatre director. Early and personal life Bang-Hansen was born in Oslo as the son of writer Odd Bang-Hansen and physician Elise Aas. He married dancer and cho ...

*1984 : Nordnorsk forfatterlag *1985 : Den illegale presses forening *1986 :

Magli Elster Magli Elster (née Raknes; 21 November 1912 – 11 May 1993) was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator. Personal life Elster was born in the neighborhood of Vålerenga in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the d ...

and

Torolf Elster Torolf Elster (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime fiction writer and writer of short stories. He was Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NR ...

*1987 :

Nansen Academy The Nansen Academy – Norwegian Humanistic Academy ( no, Nansenskolen – Norsk Humanistisk Akademi) is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway. History Nansen Academy was founded as a humanist and anti-totalitarian institution. The school was ...

*1988 :

Leo Eitinger Leo Eitinger (12 December 1912 – 15 October 1996) was a Norwegian psychiatrist, author and educator. He was a Holocaust survivor who studied the late-onset psychological trauma experienced by people who went through separation and psychologi ...

*1989 :

Erik Bye Erik Erikssønn Bye (March 1, 1926 – October 13, 2004) was a versatile Norwegian-American journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality. He was one of the 20th century's most well-known and popular ra ...

*1990 :

Charta 77 Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech and Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Jiří Něm ...

*1991 : Nordland Akademi for Kunst og Vitenskap *1992 :

Annette Thommessen Annette Thommessen (20 May 1932 – 6 December 1994) was a French-born organizational leader who settled in Norway. She was born in Paris to Maurice Arosa Roosevelt and Raymonde Schaeffer, and married Henrik Peter Thommessen in 1953. She mov ...

*1993 :

Rolv Ryssdal Rolv Einar Rasmussen Ryssdal (27 October 1914 – 18 February 1998) was a Norwegian judge. From 1969 to 1984 he was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1981 to 1985 and Pre ...

*1994 :

William Nygaard William Nygaard (born 16 March 1943) is the retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug. He was also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He has two children. Business career From 1974 to 2010, he was the chief pub ...

*1995 :

Hanne Sophie Greve Hanne Sophie Greve (born 14 April 1952 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian judge. She graduated as cand.jur. in (1976) and later (1988) dr. juris at the University of Bergen. She was judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg fr ...

*1996 :

Arne Skouen Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer. Biography Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenny ...

*1997 :

Kåre Willoch Kåre Isaachsen Willoch (; 3 October 1928 – 6 December 2021) was a Norwegian politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 and as leader of the Conservative Party from 1970 to 1974. He previously served as the ...

*1998 :

Alexander Nikitin Alexander Konstantinovich Nikitin (russian: Алекса́ндр Константи́нович Ники́тин; born 16 May 1952) is a Russian former submarine officer and nuclear safety inspector turned environmentalist. In 1996 he was accused ...

*1999 :

NRK P2 NRK P2 is one of three main, nationwide radio channels produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). Its current format – focusing on news and current affairs, debate, analysis, culture, science, and society – is the result of the ...

*2000 : Thomas Chr. Wyller *2001 : Nils Christie *2002 : Aslam Ahsan and Shabana Rehman *2003 : Berge Furre *2004 :

Unni Wikan Unni Wikan (born 18 November 1944) is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has served as visiting professor at the University of Chicago (2011), Harvard University (1999–2000), Goethe University, Frankfurt (200 ...

*2005 :

Nina Witoszek Nina Witoszek Nina Witoszek (Fitzpatrick) is a Polish-Irish-Norwegian writer and research professor at the Center for Development and the Environment in Oslo. She is also director of the Arne Næss Programme on Global Justice and the Environment ( ...

*2006 :

Bjørgulv Braanen Bjørgulv Braanen (born 14 November 1956) was editor-in-chief of the Norwegian daily newspaper ''Klassekampen'' until 2018, when he was succeeded by Mari Skurdal. Career Braanen is educated as a welder in addition to have studied history ...

*2007 : Terje Tvedt *2008 : Per-Yngve Monsen *2009 : Nina Karin Monsen *2010 : Bushra Ishaq and

Abid Q. Raja Abid Qayyum Raja (born 5 November 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party politician who served as Minister of Culture from 2020 to 2021.; He was elected to the Storting as representative for Akershus (Storting consti ...

*2011 : Anders Sømme Hammer *2012 :

Sara Azmeh Rasmussen Sara Mats Azmeh Rasmussen is a Syrian-Norwegian author, freelance writer, lecturer and human rights activist. She was born in 1973 and grew up in Damascus, Syria, in a Sunni Muslim family with deep roots in the capital. In 1995 she immigrated ...

*2013 :

Per Fugelli Per Fugelli (7 December 1943 – 13 September 2017) was a Norwegian physician and professor of General Practice at the University of Bergen from 1984 to 1992, and social medicine at the University of Oslo from 1992 until his death in 2017. Early ...

*2014 :

Anne Sender Anne Sender (born 1 November 1956) is a Norwegian lecturer and debater, and a recipient of the Fritt Ord Award. Biography Sender was born in Skien on 1 November 1956. She graduated in ballet dance from the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in ...

*2015 :

Robin Schaefer Robin Schaefer (born 1969) is a Norwegian police officer, crime investigator and whistleblower. He published the book ''Monika-saken. Min historie - fra drapsetterforsker til varsler'' in 2015. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 2015, shared with Ja ...

and

Jan Erik Skog Jan Erik Skog (born 1945) is a Norwegian electrician, trade unionist and whistleblower. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 2015, shared with Robin Schaefer Robin Schaefer (born 1969) is a Norwegian police officer, crime investigator and whistleblowe ...

*2016 :

Robert Mood Lieutenant General Robert Mood (born 8 December 1958) is the President of Norwegian Red Cross and a retired Norwegian Army officer. He is the former head of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Inspector General of the Norwegi ...

*2017 :

Dag og Tid Dag, or variant forms, may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''DAG'' (American TV series), 2000–2001 * ''Dag'' (Norwegian TV series), 2010–2015 * ''DAG'' (newspaper), a former free Dutch newspaper * DAG (band), an American funk band * D ...

*2018 : Harald Amdal, Eirik Linaker Berglund, Thor Harald Henriksen and Kenneth Hætta *2019 :

Natur og Ungdom Natur og Ungdom (NU) which translates Nature and Youth, also known in English as Young Friends of the Earth Norway, is a Norwegian youth environment protecting organisation. It is the only environmentalist youth organisation in Norway. 7,000 memb ...

and

Greta Thunberg Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation. Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded ...

*2020 :

Deeyah Khan Deeyah Khan ( ur, , , born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the ...

. *2021 : Jan Grue, Bjørn Hatterud og Olaug Nilssen *2022 :

Meduza ''Meduza'' ( rus, Медуза, t=jellyfish) is a Russian- and English-language independent news website, headquartered in Riga. It was founded in 2014 by a group of former employees of the then-independent ''Lenta.ru'' news website. Free mob ...

Fritt Ord Honorary Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Honorary Award: *1979 :

Hans Heiberg Hans Heiberg (28 January 1904 – 6 December 1978) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, essayist, novelist, playwright, translator and theatre director. Early and personal life Heiberg was born in Kristiania as son of c ...

*1980 :

Philip Houm Philip Rode Houm (20 April 1911 – 22 April 1990) was a Norwegian literary critic. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He graduated with a master's degree in literature from the Royal Frederick University in 1938, Houm wa ...

Hermod Skånland Hermod Skånland (15 June 1925 – 16 April 2011) was a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1985 to 1993. Biography Skånland was born in Tromsø as a son of school director Peder ...

, Anne Ma Ødegaard *1981 : ''none'' *1982 :

Hans Børli Hans Børli (8 December 1918 – 26 August 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life. Biography Hans Georg Nilsen Børli was born at Eidskog in Hedmark, Norway. He was the fifth o ...

*1983 : ''none'' *1984 :

Arvid Hanssen Arvid Hanssen (28 July 1932 – 31 July 1998) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer. Biography Hanssen was born in Vika at Indre Senja in Troms. He completed Finnsnes High School in 1948. He grad ...

Lars Roar Langslet Lars Roar Langslet (5 March 1936, Nes, Buskerud – 18 January 2016) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (culture and science affairs only, not church affairs) in 1981, and Minister of Culture and Science from 1982 until 19 ...

, Alf Steinsøy,

Anne-Lisa Amadou Anne-Lisa Amadou (4 March 1930 – 19 March 2002) was a Norwegian literary researcher. She was born in Oslo. In 1966 she took her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree with a thesis on Marcel Proust. She was a Professor of French literature at the U ...

*1985 : Johs. Andenæs,

Carsten Smith Carsten Smith (born 13 July 1932, in Oslo) is a Norway, Norwegian judge and lawyer. He served as Dean (education), Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (1977–1979) and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002). Aft ...

, Dag Sørli *1986 :

Åge Rønning Åge Rønning (4 October 1925 – 31 January 1991) was a Norwegian writer and journalist. Biography Åge Rønning was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Normann Rønning (1888–1974) and Astrid Therese Nielsen (1895–1978). He graduated in ...

, Odd Kvaal Pedersen, Radio Immigranten,

Anders Bratholm Anders Bratholm (7 January 1920 – 8 July 2010) was a Norwegian professor and legal scholar. Biography Bratholm was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Johan Bernhard Bratholm (1893–1967) and Petra Marie Ratvik (1895–1 ...

*1987 : Petter Wessel Zapffe, Harald Tveterås,

Birgitte Grimstad Birgitte Grimstad (born 15 December 1935) is a Danish-born Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and writer. Personal life Grimstad was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Aksel Schiøtz and Gerd Haugsted. She was married to ambassador ...

Lillebjørn Nilsen Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and is considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from th ...

*1988 : Barthelemy Niava *1989 : Hå Gamle Prestegard, Espevør Husmorlag, Thomas Thiis-Evensen *1990 : Jahn Thon, Egil Bakke,

Edvard Beyer Edvard Freydar Beyer (6 October 1920 – 10 November 2003) was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic, and professor at the University of Oslo from 1958 to 1990. Early and personal life Beyer was born in Haugesund and grew up in ...

, Elisabeth Gording, Bestemødrene foran Stortinget,

Sidsel Mørck Sidsel Mørck (born 28 November 1937) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards include the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award. Career Mørck made her literary debut in 1967 with the poetry collection ''Et ødselt s ...

*1991 : Stiftelsen Aur Prestegård *1992 :

Odd Abrahamsen Odd Abrahamsen (20 May 1924 – 23 June 2001) was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Fredrikstad. Among his collections are ''Om det finnes en stillhet'' (1962), ''Nedslag'' (1971) and ''Makten skal tie'' (1944). He was awarded the Riksmål ...

, Arquebus Krigshistorisk museum, Svein Ellingsen,

Erik Hillestad Erik Hillestad (born 12 December 1951) is a Norwegian record producer and lyricist. He is founder and manager of the company and record label Kirkelig Kulturverksted. He has received several awards for his works, including a 1992 Fritt Ord Honora ...

, Egil Hovland *1993 : Jon Godal,

Sverre Ødegaard Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre ma ...

, Arild Haaland, Dagmar Loe, Anne-May Nilsen *1994 : Carl Fredrik Thorsager, Helga Arntzen *1995 : Harald Noreng, Hans P.S. Knudsen *1996 :

Kari Risvik Kari Risvik (13 June 1932 – 6 November 2021) was a Norwegian translator, one of the most productive translators of literature into Norwegian language. She has translated books from several languages, including English, Spanish and German. She ...

, Kari Vogt,

Christian Norberg-Schulz Christian Norberg-Schulz (23 May 1926 – 28 March 2000) was a Norwegian architect, author, educator and architectural theorist. Norberg-Schulz was part of the Modernist Movement in architecture and associated with architectural phenomenology. B ...

Rune Slagstad Rune Slagstad (born 22 February 1945) is a Norwegian historian, philosopher, legal theorist, professor and journal editor. In addition to professional work, he has since the late 1960s contributed actively to public debate on a variety of issues ...

, Cato Guhnfeldt,

Axel Jensen Axel Buchardt Jensen (12 February 1932 – 13 February 2003) was a Norwegian author. From 1957 until 2002, he published both fiction and non-fiction texts which include novels, poems, essays, a biography, and manuscripts for cartoons and animated ...

Knut Wigert Knut Kirsebom Wigert (3 October 1916 – 14 June 2006) was a Norwegian actor, known for his many Ibsen roles and the establishment of an Ibsen museum in Oslo. Personal life Knut Hansen was born in Skien as a son of Major Sigvald Hansen (188 ...

*1997 : Nasa Borba *1998 :

Kristin Brudevoll Kristin Brudevoll (born 4 January 1943) is a Norwegian literary scholar and organizational leader. She was the director of the Norla (Norwegian Literature Abroad). Early life On 4 January 1943, Brudevoll was born in Lillehammer, Norway. In 1 ...

, Erik Damman, Ørnulf Ranheimsæter *1999 :

Aldo Keel Aldo may refer to: * Aldo (given name), male given name ** Aldo (footballer, born 1977) ** Aldo (footballer, born 1988) * Aldo Group, a worldwide chain of shoe stores * Aldosterone in shorthand * Aldo Bonzi Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Mata ...

*2000 :

Tor Bomann-Larsen Tor Bomann-Larsen (born 26 April 1951) is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, non-fiction writer, novelist and government scholar. Biography Tor Bomann-Larsen was born in Jevnaker, Oppland, and started his career as a satirical illustr ...

Hans Fredrik Dahl Hans Fredrik Dahl (born 16 October 1939) is a Norwegian historian, journalist and media scholar, best known in the English-speaking world for his biography of Vidkun Quisling, a Nazi collaborationist and Minister President for Norway during the ...

, Geir Hestmark,

Geir Kjetsaa Geir Kjetsaa (2 June 1937, in Oslo – 2 June 2008) was a Norwegian professor in Russian literary history at the University of Oslo, translator of Russian literature, and author of several biographies of classical Russian writers.

, Torill Steinfeld, Jan Otto Hauge,

Reidar Hirsti Reidar Andreas Hirsti (14 March 1925 – 12 April 2001) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Tana, and his first language was Sami. During his childhood he experienced Norwegianization as well as th ...

Ivan Kristoffersen Ivan Kolbjørn Kristoffersen (21 January 1931 – 26 February 2016) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in Tromsø, as a son of Henry Kristian Kristoffersen (1896–1981) and Klara Henriette Olufsen (1897–1984). He finished his secondar ...

Arve Solstad Arve Solstad (15 November 1935 – 3 June 2016) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in Orkdal as a son of farmer Johan Solstad (1896–1989) and Marit Skauge (1910–2000). He finished his secondary education in Orkdal in 1955, worked one ...

Kadra Yusuf Kadra Yosuf also known as Kadra Noor or Kadra Norwegian; (born 16 June 1980 in Somalia) is a Somali-Norwegian activist . In 2000 she investigated female genital cutting in the Somali community in Norway. Going undercover, she exposed the suppor ...

*2001 :

Åsne Seierstad Åsne Seierstad (born 10 February 1970) is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006. (in Norwegian) Pe ...

*2002 :

Ottar Brox Ottar Brox (30 August 1932 – 16 February 2024) was a Norwegian authority in social science and a politician for the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party. He was professor of sociology at the University of Tromsø from 1972 to 198 ...

Åge Hovengen Åge Hovengen (21 December 1927 – 19 October 2018) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Brandbu. Biography He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions. He ha ...

*2003 : Willy A. Kirkeby *2004 : Kristian Ottosen *2005 : Trygve Refsdal, Hermund Slaattelid *2006 : Tom Martinsen *2007 : Janet Garton, Ljubiša Rajić,

Ebba Haslund Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen (12 August 1917 – 10 July 2009) was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician. Early and personal life Haslund wa ...

, Sissel Benneche Osvold, Niels Christian Geelmuyden *2008 : Arnhild Lauveng *2009 : Else Michelet,

Erik Fosse Erik Fosse (born December 2, 1950) is a Norwegian physician, professor of medicine at the University of Oslo, and musician. Fosse is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery, and is director of the Intervention Centre at the Nationa ...

Mads Gilbert Mads Fredrik Gilbert (born 2 June 1947) is a Norwegian physician, humanitarian, activist, and politician for the Red Party. He is a specialist in anesthesiology and head of the emergency medicine department at the University Hospital of North ...

*2010 :

Harald Eia Harald Meldal Eia (born 9 February 1966) is a Norwegian comedian, and sociologist. In recent years, Eia has also made TV-documentaries and written books. Eia became a household name in Norway in the mid-90s and has since then been one of cou ...

Dag O. Hessen Dag Olav Hessen (born 6 July 1956) is a Norwegian writer and biologist, known for his work in the field of ecology. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2008, and ...

Bjørn Vassnes Bjørn Roar Vassnes (born 16 November 1951) is a Norway, Norwegian musician and writer. He started the folk rock group Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk with Jens Harald Eilertsen in Tromsø in 1972, and was the guitar player for the band. After one LP in 19 ...

*2011 :

Odd S. Lovoll Odd Sverre Lovoll (born October 6, 1934) is a Norwegian-American author, historian and educator. Background Odd Sverre Lovoll was born in Sande, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 and is a naturalized United S ...

*2012 :

Simon Flem Devold Simon Flem Devold birthname Helge Flem Devold (17 March 1929 – 20 May 2015) born in Namsos, Norway, was a Norwegian author, journalist and jazz clarinetist. When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Ålesund, where he was rais ...

, Louiza Louhibi, Nina Johnsrud *2013 :

Per Edgar Kokkvold Per Edgar Kokkvold (born 26 March 1946) is a Norwegian journalist, former editor and secretary-general of the Norwegian Press Association, and current chair of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council. Kokkvold was born in Røros. He spent most of his ...

, Nils E. Øy *2015 : Fredens Ring,

Flemming Rose Flemming Rose (born 11 March 1958) is a Danish journalist, author and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously served as foreign affairs editor at the Danish newspaper ''Jyllands-Posten''. As culture editor of the same newspaper, he was ...

, Vebjørn Selbekk *2016 : Walid al-Kubaisi and Loveleen Rihel Brenna *2017 : Leo Ajkic, "The Shameless Girls" (represented by Amina Bile, Nancy Herz and Sofia Srour), Kristin Clemet *2018 : Simon Malkenes (May), Odd Isungset (October) *2019 :

Levi Fragell Levi Fragell (born 30 March 1939) is a Norwegian humanist. He has been chairman and secretary of the Norwegian Humanist Association, and was President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) between 1987–1990 (as one member of ...

, Frank Nervik, Norun Haugen, Ola Waagen and

Piraya Film Piraya Film is an independent production company based in Stavanger, Norway, known for making documentary films, often on international subjects. The company was founded in 1999 by filmmakers Torstein Grude and Trond Kvist with the aim of making ...

*2020 : Sara Johnsen and

Pål Sletaune Pål Sletaune (born 4 March 1960) is a Norwegian film director and photographer. His films include '' Junk Mail'', '' Naboer'' and '' The Monitor''. He was awarded the Amanda Award in 1997, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020. Early life ...

*2021 : Utøya and Jørgen Watne Frydnes *2022 :

Lise Klaveness Lise Klaveness (born 19 April 1981) is a Norwegian lawyer and former footballer who played 73 matches for Norway's national team between 2002 and 2011. She is currently the president of the Norwegian Football Federation. Since assuming her le ...

References

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External links

Stiftelsen Fritt Ords website
Free expression awards Norwegian awards Awards established in 1976 1976 establishments in Norway