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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 and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award (Norwegian: Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award (Norwegian: 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 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 was CEO of Narvesen from 1957 to 1975, corporate director Finn Skedsmo and jurist Jens Christian Hauge (1915–2006). The foundation was funded by Narvesen, the Norwegian based chain of convenience stores and news outlets.

Fritt Ord Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Award:

Fritt Ord Honorary Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Honorary Award:

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Institusjonen Fritt Ord". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. Knut Berg. "Nils Aas". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. Arnfinn Moland. "Jens Henrik Nordlie". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. Even Lange. "Jens Chr Hauge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. Espen Ekberg. "Narvesen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Fritt Ords pris". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  7. "Fritt Ords Pris 2015 til Robin Schaefer og Jan Erik Skog" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Fritt-Ords-Pris" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Fritt Ords Pris 2019 til Natur og Ungdom og Greta Thunberg" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. Press release (9 November 2020). "Fritt Ords Pris 2020 til Deeyah Khan" (in Norwegian). www.frittord.no. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. "Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. "Brenna og al-Kubaisi får Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. "Fritt Ords Honnør 2023. Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  14. "Fritt Ords Honnør 2023. Bjørn Olav Jahr". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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