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A seasoned journalist and researcher with over 20 years of experience, including nine years in radio, online, and multimedia reporting, and nine years in editorial leadership with BBC World Service in Tajikistan. Currently a freelance contributor to RFE/RL’s Tajik Service and a volunteer for Amnesty International’s Iran Team, monitoring human rights issues in Iranian media. An associate of Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Proficient in writing in both Persian and English, with extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian affairs, particularly Persian history, culture, media, and politics. Well-versed in the politics, culture, and society of Russia and post-Soviet countries.
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