How one woman’s death set Iran on fire
When 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by police in Tehran, months of frustrations with the country’s repressive regime…
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The startling composure of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
In her BBC interview, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was calm, compassionate and thoughtful as she reflected on her six years of wrongful imprisonment.
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Jack Straw: the Iraq War split the West and aided Putin
The former Labour foreign secretary on the war in Ukraine, how the UK failed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and why he will…
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No one has any right to tell Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe how to feel
After six years of detention and torture, she doesn’t owe anyone anything – she is owed an explanation.
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Ten crucial questions about the world in 2022
The New Statesman’s international editor identifies important global trends in the year ahead – and makes some predictions.
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Why does the UK owe Iran £400m and will it pay the debt?
The UK’s non-payment of the debt has become the main obstacle to the release of detained British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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Iraq’s election shows a society fraying at the edges
Turnout hit a record low as opinion polls suggest many Iraqis have lost trust in government, religious institutions and each…
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