Investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris reports from Minab, Iran, where he examines the aftermath of an attack on a school. Together with other journalists, he enters the site and forms his own impression on the ground. Through conversations with local residents and eyewitnesses, as well as an inspection of the school grounds […]
In this report, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris travels to Isfahan in Iran, where a nearby airstrike damaged the UNESCO-listed Chehel Sotoun Palace, a centuries-old cultural landmark. On the ground, a different picture emerges. The strike appears to have targeted a government building nearby, yet the impact reached far beyond its intended […]
On the first day of the war against Iran, a new US ballistic missile struck a sports complex near a primary school in the city of Lamerd in Iran, killing at least 21 civilians and injuring many more. Investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris speaks with survivors in Iran, including a 12 year […]
In this report, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris travels to Minab in Iran, where he speaks with families who lost loved ones in an attack on a girls’ school and a nearby residential area, 168 people were killed and 95 injured, most of them children. As he visits burial sites and listens […]
Censorship in Iran or a distorted picture from afar? While public broadcasters report from a distance, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris travels directly into the war zone and encounters a different reality on the ground. In this report, he responds to claims that independent reporting from Iran is impossible, showing what he […]
An Israeli strike hit the Gandhi Hospital in Tehran, damaging a major medical facility and disrupting critical care. When investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris visits the site, he speaks with hospital officials about the scale of the destruction, the challenges of evacuating vulnerable patients, and how such an attack unfolded so close […]
On March 10, airstrikes hit a residential neighborhood near Resalat Square in eastern Tehran, killing dozens of civilians. When investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris visits the site days later, he speaks with survivors who describe how the attack unfolded in seconds and what they lost that night. In their own words, they […]
More than 80,000 civilian sites, including hospitals, schools, and emergency facilities, have been affected in Iran, according to the Red Crescent. In this report from Tehran, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris speaks with a senior Red Crescent official about the scale of the damage, the impact on medical infrastructure, and the risks […]
In this report from Iran, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris visits the area around Niloofar Square in Tehran following an attack that was said to target a police station. Walking through the neighborhood, he documents damage that extends well beyond the intended site. Cafés, residential buildings, a bakery, and schools in close […]