Wendy Kaur

World-view current affairs stories include extensive coverage for The Globe & Mail on the mass protests happening in Iran. Profiles include an interview with the international voice of the protests, Masih Alinejad, who has been advocating the cause from her FBI safehouse, meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron about the cause. 

For ELLE US, I interviewed Marina Nemat, who spent two years in Iran’s infamous Evin Prison for speaking out against the regime. Nemat discussed how Mahsa Amini’s fate could easily have been her own.

I did a feature for The Globe & Mail on photojournalist Lynsey Addario (New York Times, TIME, National Geographic) who risked her life photographing women under the Taliban regime pre 9/11. As American and allied troops left Afghanistan, Addario helped get out more than 100 women who aided Western journalists in the past 20 years. 

I reported on the release of Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud Al Saud from arbitrary detention. Interview was with her legal advisor who lobbied the UN Office of the High Commissioner, the US Senate, and the European Parliament for the Princess’ release. Interview was also with London-based Human Rights organization ALQST, who broke the news of the release on Twitter.