Louise Pyne-Jones

At this turbulent juncture in history, it seems clear that the last five years in France’s history will be known for being some of the most violent experienced in the west since 9/11 took place, almost two decades ago. The rate and nature in which terror attacks happen in France is seemingly unprecedented in Europe. There has been a large spate of incidents in the country since … Read more →

It is not often that in the world of human rights we celebrate positive news from Iran. However, on the 8 October, human rights defender and journalist Narges Mohammadi was released early from Evin prison, after spending more than 2000 days incarcerated in terrible conditions in a prison now rife with the coronavirus. It was Mohammadi who shared a cell with British Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and who kept … Read more →

Western governments have shirked their responsibilities for far too long. Across the globe, hundreds of thousands of citizens have been evacuated to their home countries in recent months—the largest repatriation in history. But these coronavirus airlifts have passed over a particularly desperate group: the children of foreign Islamic State fighters. For years, the fate of these foreign families—originating from an estimated 70 countries—has hung in the balance as governments battle … Read more →

The changing of place names (toponyms) that have indigenous origins, is inextricably linked to a variety of political and cultural factors in some countries. The Iranian regime’s long-term efforts in shaping … Read more →