Kieran Guilbert is an award-winning journalist and editor based in Madrid. He is an expert in human rights, aid and development, climate change, and modern slavery.

He was previously Deputy International Editor at The Independent and, prior to that, held several senior roles at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, which is part of the Reuters news agency.

Kieran has significant experience in news and feature writing, editing and website production, and a proven track record in breaking exclusives and delivering impactful investigations. He has vast experience in managing teams and is a confident public speaker, both as a moderator and panellist. He is also a seasoned media trainer on modern-day slavery. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2021.

Kieran Guilbert

Basic information

Name
Kieran Guilbert
Title
Journalist and editor
Expertise
Aid and development, conflict, refugees, modern slavery, labour rights and climate change
Country
Spain
City
Madrid
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Mentor for

The Future of Petro-cities

  • Climate
  • Energy

ROTTERDAM/ANTWERP — This first-of-its-kind investigation shows how much fossil fuels will be produced by Dutch and Belgium oil refineries between now and the year 2050. When burned, at least 3.9 million kilotons of carbon will be released into the atmosphere - emissions that correspond to hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths due to the effects of climate change.

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Yassmina Berrag

War Crimes Against Art

  • Armed conflict
  • Culture

KYIV – Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, a systematic campaign of cultural looting has taken place in temporarily occupied territories. Under the pretext of 'evacuation', Russian forces have removed valuable artefacts from at least 46 Ukrainian museums. These priceless cultural items have since been found in Crimea, at international exhibitions in Uzbekistan, Turkey and China, and on the black market.

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