“We Teach Courage‘: The Afghan Sisters Promoting Karate in Iran
Afghan sisters Shokoufeh, Maryam, & Mandana Jafari build life in Iran’s city of Shiraz defined by resilience and passion for Kyokushin karate.
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Oct 2, 2025 | Iran
Afghan sisters Shokoufeh, Maryam, & Mandana Jafari build life in Iran’s city of Shiraz defined by resilience and passion for Kyokushin karate.
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Jul 20, 2025 | Iran
Daughter seeks clemency for father Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, on death row in Iran over medical assistance to protesters in October 2022
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Jul 17, 2025 | Asia, UK, World
In 2022 an accidental data breach by a UK official put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk at the hands of the Taliban. Here are 5 of their stories
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Jul 4, 2025 | Asia, Europe, World
“When Europe pledged to admit 40,000 from Afghanistan, it should have resettled each of them. In the end, the scale of failure was enormous.”
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Jul 1, 2025 | Iran
“Families of Iran’s political prisoners say conditions worsened since end of war. They fear vulnerable detainees will bear brunt of crackdown”
Read MorePosted by Deepa Parent | Jun 18, 2025 | Iran, MENA, World
Iran’s doctors face casualties of Israel’s strikes: It was a bloodbath. “We were overwhelmed by chaos and screams of grieving family members”
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