The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway - closing conference and launch of the main report

November 19 2014

19 November marks the conclusion of the project “The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway – the Fritt Ord Foundation’s monitoring project” with a full-day conference at the House of Literature. The researchers will be presenting chapters from the main report, and summarising the findings from the project, which has been in progress since autumn 2013.

The conference is free of charge. Sign up by 15 November.

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