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. [1] [2]

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. [3] [4][5]

Fritt Ord Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Award:[6]

Fritt Ord Honorary Award

These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Honorary Award:[8]

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 May 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Arnfinn Moland. "Jens Henrik Nordlie". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Even Lange. "Jens Chr Hauge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Espen Ekberg. "Narvesen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 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. ↑ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Brenna og al-Kubaisi får Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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