Freelance Journalist & Research Consultant

• Delivering training to the BBC Afghan team to enhance their OSINT capabilities and support journalists covering local stories from the UK and other remote bureaus, through weekly workshops and project-based mentoring
• Worked with Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) to investigate and analyse Israeli arms and ammunition imports to the UK, with findings co-published by Declassified UK and AOAV
• Analysed digital ad libraries for evidence of greenwashing ahead of COP30, uncovered influence operations by agribusiness giants in Brazil, and created a structured dataset, with the findings co-published by DeSmog and Agência Pública

Digital Analysts

• Monitored major social media platforms to detect and analyse disinformation narratives, threat actors, and coordinated activities aligned with client risk concerns during the general elections in India and the UK
• Tracked and analysed influence operations by Russian state media seeking to circumvent platform restrictions, with a particular focus on YouTube during the EU General Elections in 2024
• Produced and disseminated concise intelligence reporting to government agencies and corporate clients, highlighting emerging risks, trends, and threat actor behaviour

Grantee Reporter

• Investigated organised digital disinformation campaigns during India's 2024 General Elections
• Led the production of an in-depth 41-minute video documentary exposing a network of YouTubers reinforcing Hindu nationalist narratives through planted "vox-pop" style videos

Freelance Journalist

• Produced news stories uncovering the organised abuse of information and disinformation techniques prominent in South Asia, including a long-form story investigating scripted and staged videos used to fuel hate and misogyny in India
• Provided linguistic support and analytical expertise on major socio-political events, including the coverage of violence in Manipur and the regional elections that followed

Curator

• Served on Twitter's global misinformation taskforce — a multidisciplinary team that worked to identify and tackle hate speech, graphic content and disinformation on the platform in real time
• Initiated development of a multilingual fact-check library to be integrated into the platform, and commissioned fact-check articles from news agencies to verify and remove misleading content
• Identified key events that could incite misinformation on the platform and proactively prepared factual content to counter misleading claims and potential conspiracy theories
• Conducted regular trainings for media partners on how to optimise their use of Twitter and identify misinformation using basic fact-checking and digital content verification tools
• Wrote clear, concise, and informative summaries of complex issues and topics, while cross-referencing information to ensure all output met the highest editorial standards
• Collected and analysed weekly performance data to inform editorial decisions, prioritise content, address gaps, and enhance user experience and engagement

Fact-Check Reporter

• Produced fact-check articles to debunk false or misleading claims on social media using traditional investigation skills and the latest digital content verification tools
• Jointly curated the multilingual AFP Fact-Check website and promoted fact-check articles through AFP's social media accounts
• Collaborated with major Indian media and global tech platforms such as Facebook and TikTok to promote AFP's fact-check efforts and encourage public participation

Digital Journalist

• Monitored local, regional and global media of all formats to produce news alerts, summaries and explainers on unfolding events for subscribers of the BBC Monitoring portal
• Researched, wrote, and edited in-depth situation reports and briefing dossiers for government agencies, NGOs, and corporate clients to support timely decision-making
• Kept abreast of media reports in local languages to track major regional developments and contribute to news stories for BBC News, BBC Hindi, and other language services
• Helped develop and execute strategies to counter fake news in India in collaboration with local media and global technology firms as part of the BBC's Beyond Fake News project

MA in Investigative Journalism

Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism

MA in Persian Language & Literature

BA in Persian Language & Literature