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Kourosh Ziabari

Ziabari

Kourosh Ziabari is a journalist and media studies researcher. A contributor to New Lines Magazine, he earned a master's in political journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2022, he received the Professional Excellence Award from the Foreign Press Correspondents Association

Analysis: The Middle East has been bracing for Iran's retaliation after Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh. But when, and how, could it happen?

02 September, 2024

Analysis: Iran's new reformist president could seek warmer ties with the West to ease economic sanctions, but his foreign and domestic powers are limited.

10 July, 2024

EU leaders were quick to declare support for the Iranian people as protests erupted, but tough visa and border restrictions don’t demonstrate solidarity. Protestors increasingly need a way out given growing state repression, argues Kourosh Ziabari.

24 July, 2023

Despite what seemed like a honeymoon period between Iran’s leadership and the Taliban, growing tensions have been brewing. Kourosh Ziabari explains why he believes this is a doomed political relationship.

14 June, 2023

Iranians were already divided on many lines before mass protests erupted in 2022. As demands by demonstrators continue to be ignored amid state repression, old cracks are resurfacing to the detriment of pro-democracy efforts, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

04 May, 2023

The tendency of Iranian hardliners to demonise those that engage with the West while still relying on comparisons with the US to justify their rule when it favours them reveals both hypocrisy and incompetence, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

12 April, 2023

Despite months of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests demanding an end to the compulsory hijab, the Iranian government is still pursuing new and repressive ways to enforce it, punishing those who don’t comply, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

02 March, 2023

Amid a wave of attacks on embassies in Tehran, the Islamic Republic has done little to protect its diplomatic missions, signalling its indifference to fostering global ties while its citizens pay the price, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

08 February, 2023

After nearly a year of arming Russia with drones used to destroy Ukrainian cities, it's time for the Islamic Republic to rethink its collusion in Putin's war, both from a strategic and moral perspective, writes Kourosh Ziabari.

12 January, 2023

Following a series of executions of young protestors in Iran, Kourosh Ziabari highlights the many human rights abuses committed by the Islamic Republic and urges international bodies to apply the necessary pressure to stop any more from taking place.

14 December, 2022