Our community members have contributed to public discussion across New Zealand through interviews, opinion pieces, published letters, and media coverage. These articles and interviews reflect the ongoing efforts of New Zealand Iranians to raise awareness about human rights, freedom, and democracy in Iran.

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Iran exposes the cracks in the rules-based order

Lida Ayoubi – 16 May 2026

Living safely in NZ while my homeland suffers

Mehrdad Soltanifar – 16 May 2026

Hope, fear, frustration: How members of NZ’s Iranian community feel as war drags on

Lucy Coope – 1 May 2026

The long and surprising history of Iranian-Israeli friendship

Forough Amin – 27 March 2026

When human rights rhetoric ignores reality: A response to Helen Clark

Samira Taghavi – 4 March 2026

Kiwi-Iranian Forough Amin tells Herald NOW she is hopeful of an accelerated collapse of the Iranian regime

Forough Amin – 3 March 2026

The local consequences of selective human rights activism

Forough Amin – 28 April 2026