IJF24 is taking place during Jimmy Lai's trial in Hong Kong under the much criticised National Security Law, imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020. Jimmy Lai, the renowned publisher, writer, pro-dem...
Rebecca Vincent is the Director of Campaigns for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which acts globally to defend the freedom, pluralism and independence of journalism. She is an American-British human rights campaigner and former diplomat with nearly two decades of experience. She has worked with a wide range of NGOs and coordinated many high profile international human rights campaigns. Rebecca has lived and worked in London, Paris, Washington, D.C., New York, and Baku, Azerbaijan.
She holds an MA in Human Rights from University College London. She is a frequent commentator in the media and has published widely.
Imprisonment, harassment, intimidation, violence and murder – more and more resources are being deployed to obstruct investigative reporting and silence journalists. And the digital revolution has b...