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D. Parvaz

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D. Parvaz, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, is an online journalist for Al Jazeera English. She worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which shut down its print operations during her Nieman year.

Feeling the Embrace of Her Nieman Family

D. Parvaz, freed in May after 19 days of captivity in Syria and then Iran, wrote a postscript to the accompanying essay, which she had written before her detention.RELATED ARTICLE“Landing…

Landing in Al Jazeera’s Vibrant Newsroom

‘… people show up on days off, come in early and leave late often without being asked, because not being in the newsroom when major stories break seems inconceivable.’

Imprisoning Journalists Silences Others

While most Iranian journalists have to operate with extreme caution, foreign journalists can be more frank on the issues they face in Iran.