Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Moderator: James Waterhouse, BBC Paris Correspondent
Speakers
Irma Dimitradze, Journalist and Communications Manager at Gazeti Batumelebi, an independent Georgian media organization
Roxana Saberi, Independent Journalist, Writer, and Storyteller
Oksana Ramiuk, Director of the Institute of Mass Information, one of Ukraine’s leading media NGOs
Szabolcs Panyi, Hungarian investigative journalist at VSquare.org
Journalists are often the first to document the abuses of authoritarian regimes — and among the first to be targeted for doing so. From censorship and surveillance to imprisonment, exile, and violence, reporters working under repressive regimes face extraordinary risks in their efforts to tell the truth without fear or favor. This panel will explore how journalists continue to investigate state abuse, verify information when access is restricted, and cover resistance movements, even as regimes shut down communications and restrict independent media in their bids for narrative control.
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Moderator: James Waterhouse, BBC Paris Correspondent
Speakers
Irma Dimitradze, Journalist and Communications Manager at Gazeti Batumelebi, an independent Georgian media organization
Roxana Saberi, Independent Journalist, Writer, and Storyteller
Oksana Ramiuk, Director of the Institute of Mass Information, one of Ukraine’s leading media NGOs
Szabolcs Panyi, Hungarian investigative journalist at VSquare.org
Journalists are often the first to document the abuses of authoritarian regimes — and among the first to be targeted for doing so. From censorship and surveillance to imprisonment, exile, and violence, reporters working under repressive regimes face extraordinary risks in their efforts to tell the truth without fear or favor. This panel will explore how journalists continue to investigate state abuse, verify information when access is restricted, and cover resistance movements, even as regimes shut down communications and restrict independent media in their bids for narrative control.
Learn more about #OsloFreedomForum:
Website: oslofreedomforum.com
X: https://x.com/OsloFF
Instagram: instagram.com/osloff
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
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