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The Space for Iraqi Climate Activism Is Dangerously Small, and Shrinking
Deepening Environmental Crises Are Fueling Protests in Iran
Human rights in Iran
The Gains and Risks of Kurdish Civic Activism in Iran
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
Iran’s Water Crisis, Currency Freefall and Toxic Air Expose a Regime at Breaking Point
How the Landmark Montana Climate Trial Paved The Way For Young Climate Activists
On the Margins: Civil Society Activism and Climate Change in Egypt
Feeding the ‘water mafia’: Sanctions relief and Iran’s water crisis
Iran: Environmentalists Sentenced
Iran: Environmentalists Sentenced Unfair Trial; Continued Due Process Violations. A campaign poster showing environmental activists.
The Space for Iraqi Climate Activism Is Dangerously Small, and Shrinking
This commentary maps the current landscape of climate and environmental activism in Iraq, including its weaknesses, and shows that civil society action will be...
Deepening Environmental Crises Are Fueling Protests in Iran
Iran has experienced decades of water depletion, dam building, and repression of scientists by a brutal regime.
Human rights in Iran
Authorities further suppressed the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. Women and girls, LGBTI people, and ethnic and religious...
The Gains and Risks of Kurdish Civic Activism in Iran
On July 13, 2020, two young Kurdish men, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdollah, were executed by the Iranian government on fabricated...
How the Landmark Montana Climate Trial Paved The Way For Young Climate Activists
In June 2023, young environmental activists were heard for the first time in a US climate trial. In August, the judge ruled in favour of the...
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran...
Iran’s Water Crisis, Currency Freefall and Toxic Air Expose a Regime at Breaking Point
Four-minute read When state TV abruptly cut the live feed of the Iranian regime president Masoud Pezeshkian's December 5, 2025,...
On the Margins: Civil Society Activism and Climate Change in Egypt
Egypt's official climate resilience plans highlight a key role for civil society. But empowered, networked, and resourced nonstate advocates...
Feeding the ‘water mafia’: Sanctions relief and Iran’s water crisis
As temperatures soar and Iran's water and power crises deepen, many officials are once again pinning their hopes on sanctions relief and a potential deal with...