Nazenin Ansari

Nazenin Ansari is diplomatic editor of Kayhan, a weekly Persian-language newspaper published in London, and vice-president of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in the city. She contributes regularly to the BBC, CNN, VOA and other broadcasters

Iran's green movement: life, death, rebirth

The movement sparked by Iran's fraudulent election of 2009 is history. The potential exists now for a bolder and clearer opposition to emerge, says Nazenin Ansari.

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 16 Apr 2011

Iran: a time to rethink

Iran’s opposition movement must draw the lessons of its months of activism since the 2009 election and map a coherent political strategy, says Nazenin Ansari.(This article was first published on 17 February 2010)

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 18 Feb 2010

Iran's pre-revolutionary rupture

The continuing, defiant protest-wave in Iran accentuates the ferocious crisis of legitimacy at the regime’s heart. The epic events of 2009 are at a historic turning-point, says Nazenin Ansari.

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 8 Dec 2009

Iran's unfinished crisis

The political crisis in Iran is far from over. The regime has used brutal power to curb the great popular demonstrations sparked by the stolen presidential election of 12 June

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 17 Sep 2009

The rights of Iran's women

You want our support? Support our bill of rights!" In the official political manoeuvrings around the Islamic Republic of Iran's presidential elections to be held in June

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 18 May 2009

Tehrans new political dynamic

With the capture of fifteen British sailors and marines by Iranian forces on 23 March 2007, the real chieftains ruling the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) emerged from the shadows

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 15 Apr 2007

An ayatollah under siege  in Tehran

28 September 2006, 8am, Avesta Street, Tehran: seven women and thirty-four men, aged between 23 and 60, leave the modest house after having spent another cold night in its courtyard

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 3 Oct 2006

Iranians on the freedom path

"Iran is my land. Although her name has espoused history since ever, the world has forgotten her since 27 years ago. Nowadays, my country's name is back

By Nazenin Ansari

/ 14 Feb 2006