How the Islamic Republic colonised Iran
Protests against the regime are the beginnings of a national independence movement.
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Joe Biden said “America is back”. So why are its foreign allies going their own way?
Former friends to the US are increasingly testing the forms and bounds of the shifting geopolitical geometry.
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Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri
Protests in Iran have continued for six months since the death of Mahsa Amini.
Who is poisoning schoolgirls in Iran?
More than a thousand have been affected by what authorities say are deliberate toxic gas attacks.
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Charlie Forgham-Bailey: My most meaningful portrait
A winner of the Portrait of Britain prize, this photograph of Richard Ratcliffe is an image of stoicism, exhaustion and…
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Ten crucial questions about the world in 2023
The New Statesman’s writer at large identifies important global trends for the year ahead – and makes some predictions.
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Iran’s regime won’t be easily toppled
The public hanging of a protester shows the state’s response to mass demonstrations is becoming more violent.
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Iran’s brave act of defiance puts England to shame
The day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are…
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Jafar Panahi’s No Bears shows the political power of filmmaking
Banned from making movies, the Iranian director has nevertheless created a formidable body of work – an uprising in cinematic…
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Iran’s silencing of Elnaz Rekabi proves the protests are working
The champion climber competed without a hijab in Seoul, before walking back her protest online. But suppressing her bravery only…
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Elif Shafak’s Diary: Solidarity with Iranian women, Instagram anxiety, and a turn at the Booker Prize ceremony
An unexpected link to a schoolgirl killed in Afghanistan is a reminder that we are all citizens of the world.
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How Mahsa Amini’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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Letter of the week: Iran’s new protestors
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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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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Renewed protests anticipated as thousands gather in the holy city Qom
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