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2026 Scholar Spotlight: Fiona Kelliher The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ROY ROWAN SCHOLARSHIP Fiona’s essay investigated the brutal transnational human trafficking industry, focusing on East Africans trafficked into forced labor at Myanmar cyberscam centers. An investigative journalist with six years of experience in the U.S. and Southeast Asia, she has reported for The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Foreign Policy, and edited for an independent Cambodian outlet before government pressure forced it to close. Drawing on her expertise in open-source intelligence and public records, she co-found a database project to provide original data journalism and analysis in Cambodia and regularly contributes to collaborative OSINT projects in the region. Fiona holds a degree from Stanford University and recently completed a master’s in global politics at the London School of Economics. Proficient in Spanish with intermediate Khmer competency, she covers the human impacts of labor exploitation, transnational crime and global capitalism. With gratitude to the individuals whose generosity makes this recognition possible. Dana C. Rowan, CRE #InternationalJournalism #OPCFoundation #FutureOfJournalism #SupportJournalism