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The Conversation

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Dissent
Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

The Conversation

Reporting on Iran comes with extraordinary personal and professional risks and obstacles

Iran
US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

The Conversation

Any U.S. military action now could have widespread unintended consequences, including the potential for accelerated global nuclear proliferation

Batteries
Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

The Conversation

Replace fossil fuels with clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and batteries. We are well on our way

Climate Crisis
Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

The Conversation

2003-2019, Iran, facing water bankruptcy, lost an estimated 211 cubic kilometres of groundwater, or twice its annual water consumption

Dissent
Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

The Conversation

It is the result of a decades-long erosion of belief in the ideological foundations of the Islamic Republic.

Displaced and Refugees
“We Ran from Monsters:” Germany now deporting Yazidi Refugees from ISIL to Limbo

“We Ran from Monsters:” Germany now deporting Yazidi Refugees from ISIL to Limbo

The Conversation

Germany, home to the largest Yazidi diaspora outside Iraq, initially granted protection to those fleeing IS.

Israel
Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

The Conversation

the massive ecological destruction brought to Lebanon as a result of the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel

Dissent
Iran’s Universities Have long been Students’ Battleground for the Future

Iran’s Universities Have long been Students’ Battleground for the Future

The Conversation

Iran’s universities tell the story of the nation itself: a story of persistent hope confronting relentless repression

Dissent
What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

The Conversation

In the recent political unrest, the IRGC used force to control, intimidate and silence protesters

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