Birgitta Jonsdottir

Birgitta Jónsdóttir (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Poetician and Member of Icelandic Parliament, Chairperson of IMMI

A relentless devotee to freedom of information, expression & privacy, Birgitta Jónsdóttir is as poetican, activist and a member of the Icelandic Parliament and chairperson of the International Modern Media Institute. Birgitta has broken ground in the international battle against government secrecy and surveillance laws as the Spokesperson for IMMI and a former WikiLeaks volunteer. She is a supporter of whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Snowden, and other cyber-activists and played a crucial role in WikiLeak’s release of the Collateral Murder, footage of a US military helicopter as it killed 12 people and wounded two children in 2007. She went to trial against the USA in 2011 to protect the privacy of social media accounts from government investigation. In 2012 she participated in the NDAA class action Hedges vs Obama. Birgitta is a regular contributor to the Guardian newspaper. She specializes in 21st century lawmaking.