This panel will explore the evolving challenges that journalists around the world face amid the return of an administration in Washington that is known for its dislike of the press. Panelists will dis...
Jason Rezaian
Jason Rezaian is Director of Press Freedom Initiatives at The Washington Post.
In July 2014, he was arrested by Iranian authorities and imprisoned for 544 days until his release in January 2016. Rezaian’s memoir, Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison, was published in January 2019. In addition Rezaian is a CNN contributor. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Class of 2017, and a Terker Distinguished Fellow at George Washington University, 2016-2018.
Events IJF 2025
Taken hostage: how journalists should respond to the threat of unlawful detention
Amidst an immensely challenging environment for independent journalism around the world, a new threat has emerged. Increasingly international journalists are being arrested and jailed on false charges...
The new nuclear landscape: reporting on nuclear weapons and security at the dawn of a new arms race
As China increases its nuclear capabilities, and both the U.S. and Russia modernize their nuclear arsenals, the world has become more dangerous as the New START Treaty expires. Our panelists will disc...
Evan Gershkovich, 31 years old, is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covers Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. In March 2023, he was arrested in Russia while on a reporting t...
Media freedom, democracy and the rule of law in Hong Kong: the case of Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily
Moderator: Baroness Helena Kennedy KC Speakers: Sebastien Lai, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, Jason Rezaian Jimmy Lai is a 75-year-old British citizen based in Hong Kong. He is a renowned media owner, wr...
Jason Rezaian, the then Washington Post Tehran bureau chief, was arrested in July 2014 by Iranian authorities and imprisoned for 544 days until his release in January 2016. Jason’s memoir, entitled...
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