At Arendalsuka 2025, Samtale og mingel: Kunst, kultur, trusler og (selv)sensur? tackles rising threats to artistic freedom. Organized by Nordisk Ministerråd, Kulturdirektoratet, and Voksenåsen, the event combines expert panels with networking. It highlights challenges from harassment to self-censorship and links cultural resilience with democracy—engaging policymakers, artists, and advocates.

Haile Bizen is a poet, editor, translator and journalist from Asmara, Eritrea. He has studied psychology, worked as a journalist and editor, and published several collections of poems and short stories in Eritrea.