Fritt Ord Award
Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (Stiftelsen Fritt Ords). 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.
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Fritt Ord Foundation was founded on June 7, 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 (1915–2006) .
The foundation was funded by Narvesen, the Norwegian based chain of convenience stores and news outlets.
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Contents
1 Fritt Ord Award
2 Fritt Ord Honorary Award
3 References
4 External links
Fritt Ord Award
These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Award:[6]
- 1976 : Johan Vogt
- 1977 : Henrik Groth
- 1978 : Kim Friele
- 1979 : Stein Mehren
- 1980 : Andrey Sakharov
- 1982 : Lech Walesa and Hallvard Rieber-Mohn
- 1983 : Kjetil Bang-Hansen
- 1984 : Nordnorsk forfatterlag
- 1985 : Den illegale presses forening
- 1986 : Magli Elster and Torolf Elster
- 1987 : Nansen Academy
- 1988 : Leo Eitinger
- 1989 : Erik Bye
- 1990 : Charta 77
- 1991 : Nordland Akademi for Kunst og Vitenskap
- 1992 : Annette Thommessen
- 1993 : Rolv Ryssdal
- 1994 : William Nygaard
- 1995 : Hanne Sophie Greve
- 1996 : Arne Skouen
- 1997 : Kåre Willoch
- 1998 : Alexander Nikitin
- 1999 : NRK P2
- 2000 : Thomas Chr. Wyller
- 2001 : Nils Christie
- 2002 : Aslam Ahsan and Shabana Rehman
- 2003 : Berge Furre
- 2004 : Unni Wikan
- 2005 : Nina Witoszek
- 2006 : Bjørgulv Braanen
- 2007 : Terje Tvedt
- 2008 : Per-Yngve Monsen
- 2009 : Nina Karin Monsen
- 2010 : Bushra Ishaq and Abid Q. Raja
- 2011 : Anders Sømme Hammer
- 2012 : Sara Azmeh Rasmussen
- 2013 : Per Fugelli
- 2014 : Anne Sender
- 2015 : Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog[7]
Fritt Ord Honorary Award
These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Honorary Award:[8]
- 1979 : Hans Heiberg
- 1980 : Philip Houm, Hermod Skånland, Anne Ma Ødegaard
- 1981 : none
- 1982 : Hans Børli
- 1983 : none
- 1984 : Arvid Hanssen, Lars Roar Langslet, Alf Steinsøy, Anne-Lisa Amadou
- 1985 : Johs. Andenæs, Carsten Smith, Dag Sørli
- 1986 : Åge Rønning, Odd Kvaal Pedersen, Radio Immigranten, Anders Bratholm
- 1987 : Petter Wessel Zapffe, Harald Tveterås, Birgitte Grimstad, Lillebjørn Nilsen
- 1988 : Barthelemy Niava
- 1989 : Hå Gamle Prestegard, Espevør Husmorlag, Thomas Thiis-Evensen
- 1990 : Jahn Thon, Egil Bakke, Edvard Beyer, Elisabeth Gording, Bestemødrene foran Stortinget, Sidsel Mørck
- 1991 : Stiftelsen Aur Prestegård
- 1992 : Odd Abrahamsen, Arquebus Krigshistorisk museum, Svein Ellingsen, Erik Hillestad, Egil Hovland
- 1993 : Jon Godal, Sverre Ødegaard, Arild Haaland, Dagmar Loe, Anne-May Nilsen
- 1994 : Carl Fredrik Thorsager, Helga Arntzen
- 1995 : Harald Noreng, Hans P.S. Knudsen
- 1996 : Kari Risvik, Kari Vogt, Christian Norberg-Schulz, Rune Slagstad, Cato Guhnfeldt, Axel Jensen, Knut Wigert
- 1997 : Nasa Borba
- 1998 : Kristin Brudevoll, Erik Damman, Ørnulf Ranheimsæter
- 1999 : Aldo Keel
- 2000 : Tor Bomann-Larsen, Hans Fredrik Dahl, Geir Hestmark, Geir Kjetsaa, Torill Steinfeld, Jan Otto Hauge, Reidar Hirsti, Ivan Kristoffersen, Arve Solstad, Kadra Yusuf
- 2001 : Åsne Seierstad
- 2002 : Ottar Brox, Åge Hovengen
- 2003 : Willy A. Kirkeby
- 2004 : Kristian Ottosen
- 2005 : Trygve Refsdal, Hermund Slaattelid
- 2006 : Tom Martinsen
- 2007 : Janet Garton, Ljubiša Rajić, Ebba Haslund, Sissel Benneche Osvold, Niels Christian Geelmuyden
- 2008 : Arnhild Lauveng
- 2009 : Else Michelet, Erik Fosse, Mads Gilbert
- 2010 : Harald Eia, Dag O. Hessen, Bjørn Vassnes
- 2011 : Odd S. Lovoll
- 2012 : Simon Flem Devold, Louiza Louhibi, Nina Johnsrud
- 2013 : Per Edgar Kokkvold, Nils E. Øy
- 2015 : Fredens Ring, Flemming Rose, Vebjørn Selbekk
- 2016 Walid al-Kubaisi and Loveleen Rihel Benna[9]
- 2017 : Leo Ajkic, "The shameless girls" (represented by Amina Bile, Nancy Herz and Sofia Srour), Kristin Clemet
References
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Institusjonen Fritt Ord". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 May 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Knut Berg. "Nils Aas". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Arnfinn Moland. "Jens Henrik Nordlie". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Even Lange. "Jens Chr Hauge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Espen Ekberg. "Narvesen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Fritt Ords Pris 2015 til Robin Schaefer og Jan Erik Skog" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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^ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Brenna og al-Kubaisi får Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
External links
- Stiftelsen Fritt Ords website
