Birgitta Jonsdottir News & Updates

Icelandic Lawmaker Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Challenging Gov’t Secrecy from Twitter to Bradley Manning

Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir played a critical role in WikiLeaks’ release of th...

Apr 07, 2013 • Democracy Now

Who Is Icelandic Legislator Birgitta Jonsdottir And Why Does She Want Julian Assange Fired?

Julian Assange is in serious trouble. The Wikileaks figurehead seems to be fighting tooth and nail t...

Sep 04, 2010 • Mediaite

Did Julian Assange Learn The Politics Of V For Vendetta From Birgitta Jónsdóttir?

Birgitta Jónsdóttir is the Icelandic politician at the center of the latest Wikileaks controversy ...

Jan 07, 2011 • bleedingcool

Meet Birgitta Jónsdóttir: The Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer Who Has Helped the Pirate Party Reshape Iceland

In Iceland, the anarchist Pirate Party made big gains in Sunday’s national elections, raising the ...

Oct 31, 2016 • Democracy Now

Birgitta Jonsdottir, Amie Stepanovich And Adam Ghetti Believe Privacy Isn't Dead But Needs Millennials

In the shadow of hacking scandals like Snapchat’s massive photo leak and a world still processing ...

Oct 21, 2014 • Forbes

Iceland’s Next Leader Could Be a ‘Poetician’ Dedicated to Using Creativity to Transform Government

The Panama Papers leak has brought low the government of Iceland, forcing early elections this fall....

Aug 15, 2016 • Artnet

The Woman Behind Wikileaks on What the Biopic Gets Wrong

Linda Kinstler: Have you seen the film? Birgitta Jónsdóttir: No, I’ve only seen near final versi...

Sep 24, 2013 • New Republic

Meet the world's most successful geek-turned-politician

In Iceland recently, CNET's Eric Mack tracked down one of the world's most impressive geek politicia...

May 12, 2015 • CNET

The Bernie Sanders of Iceland is a Pirate, a poet and possibly the country’s next leader

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Birgitta Jónsdóttir is a poet, a Web developer and a former WikiLeaks activ...

Oct 20, 2016 • The Washington Post

Third time lucky? Iceland's Pirate party given chance to form government

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Dec 02, 2016 • Yahoo

Meet the ‘Pirate’ Poet Who Might Become Iceland’s Next Prime Minister

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Jun 03, 2016 • Newsweek

Court Unseals ACLU and EFF's Motions on Behalf of Twitter User Birgitta Jonsdottir

Today, a court unsealed three motions filed by the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) las...

Feb 07, 2011 • Aclu.org

Topic: Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combin...

Apr 27, 2013 • Ars Technica

Birgitta Jónsdóttir Democracy And Freedom Of Information

The Icelandic parliamentarian, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, has taken an important step towards solving on...

Nov 21, 2014 • Countercurrents

US Government Issues Subpoena To Twitter For Wikileaks, Assange-Related Accounts

The noose around the necks of Wikileaks is now tightening at a rapid pace, with the United States fi...

Jan 08, 2011 • Mediaite

Birgitta Jónsdóttir

‘The system is a reflection of who we are’: an interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir “It's not ...

Dec 14, 2017 • openDemocracy

Panama Papers: Could Pirate Party Co-Founder Birgitta Jónsdóttir Become Iceland’s Next PM?

Iceland’s Pirate Party has seen a surge of support following the publication of the Panama Papers,...

Apr 05, 2016 • Democracy Now