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Iranian Celebrities Who Back the Protest Movement Face the Regime’s Wrath

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February 22, 2023

Kourosh Ziabari – Democracy in Exile: As nationwide protests have gained steam in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the so-called morality police in September, the Islamic Republic has confronted dissent with new levels of severity. As of Sunday, 488 protesters, including 68 minors, have reportedly been killed, and with […]

The Widespread Anguish Behind Iran’s Defiant Protests

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February 22, 2023

UNICEF isn’t doing enough to protect Iranian children during protests

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January 25, 2023

Iran’s Protracted Protests Represent a Broad Rejection of the Status Quo

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January 25, 2023

Iranian Efforts to Tout Arbaeen Pilgrimage Boomerang

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January 25, 2023

Iran’s Politicization of the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Taken Its Toll

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January 25, 2023

The French cultural center shuttered: What does cultural isolation mean for Iranians?

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January 25, 2023

In Iran, the adage ‘it’s all America’s fault’ has lost luster

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January 23, 2023

Amid epochal uprising, journalism under attack in Iran

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January 23, 2023

Iranian women’s resilient fight for rights inspires hope

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January 23, 2023

About

Kourosh Ziabari is a journalist and media studies researcher. A contributor to Foreign Policy and New Lines Magazine, he has earned a master's degree in political journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2022, he was named the recipient of the Professional Excellence Award from the Foreign Press Correspondents Association. He is an alumnus of the East-West Center's Senior Journalists Seminar Fellowship and a 2022 World Press Institute fellow with the University of St. Thomas, MN. Kourosh was a finalist for three Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He has covered the United Nations on a Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists fellowship and received the silver medal of the Prince Albert II of Monaco and United Nations Correspondents Association Global Prize for Coverage of Climate Change. He was a Chevening Scholar of the class of 2016/17 with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.