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Sahar Zand

Sahar Zand

Award-Winning British-Iranian Multimedia Investigative Journalist and Producer

A multimedia reporter and filmmaker with extensive experience in long-form current affairs and documentaries, Sahar has fronted and produced a range of award-winning stories from across the world, for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Vice, and a number of other international broadcasters.

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Sahar was born in Iran and lived there until, at the age of 12, she was forced to flee the country with her mother and sister to avoid political persecution. After several years spent getting smuggled from border to border and relocating between refugee camps across Europe, she eventually found asylum in the UK. The adversity she overcame during these tumultuous years, and the poverty, race and identity issues that affected her once in the UK, have given Sahar an insight into marginalised communities that enables her to report from a unique perspective rarely seen in mainstream media.

Despite her age, Sahar has been prolific in her output, covering a variety of stories concerning major global issues such as world conflict, terrorism and human rights. For Channel 4’s critically acclaimed Unreported World series, Sahar has reported on a diverse range of stories, from the force-feeding of underage girls in Mauritania and the #MeToo movement in Bollywood, to an undercover investigation into the ongoing attacks on press freedom in Nicaragua. Her work for the BBC has seen her interview high-ranking Taliban officials, expose conditions within Afghanistan psychiatric institutions, and take right-wing politicians to task in Europe. Sahar’s creative and disruptive style of journalism has earned her high praise within the industry. Her work connects with a global audience and is immersive and impact-driven. For more information, visit www.saharzand.com.

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