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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.