Kiran Sidhu

Kiran is a tobacco harm reduction fellow for Filter. She is a writer and journalist who has written for publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph, I Paper and the Times, among many others. Her book, I Can Hear the Cuckoo, was published by Gaia in 2023. She lives in Wales.

Kiran’s fellowship was previously supported by an independently administered tobacco harm reduction scholarship from Knowledge-Action-Change—an organization that has separately provided restricted grants and donations to Filter.

A Rare Case of Open Debate on Tobacco Harm Reduction

"If safer alternatives can save lives, what responsibility do we have to science, to fairness and to the people we…

December 22, 2025

Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban

On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to prohibit all investment or commercial trade…

December 16, 2025

The FDA Might Be Thawing to THR: Here’s How It Could Move Faster

Baby steps, but 2025 might have been the year the United States Food and Drug Administration started changing course on…

December 15, 2025

“Ugly” COP11 Attacks THR, But Nations Avert Worst Damage

The World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ended on…

November 26, 2025

Personal Attacks on THR Proponents Ramp Up Amid COP11

Tobacco harm reductionists have grown used to operating under fire as they seek access to safer nicotine products to help…

November 18, 2025

Inside One Hospital, a Discreet Project Fights Doctors’ Nicotine Bias

Medical professionals are badly misinformed about nicotine, with severe and tragic consequences for patients’ health. There are people working hard…

November 12, 2025

“Massive Milestone” as Vaping Overtakes Smoking in Britain

For the very first time, more adults in Great Britain are using vapes than are smoking cigarettes. New data from…

November 7, 2025

Denver Voters Uphold Flavor Ban, in Blow to Tobacco Harm Reduction

Denver has voted to uphold a ban on sales of flavored nicotine products. The referendum result dashes tobacco harm reductionists’…

November 5, 2025

High-Nicotine Pouches Help People Stay Off Cigarettes—If Available

Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, by delivering the satisfaction people may…

October 29, 2025

Ireland Is Failing at Smoking Cessation. Now It Will Tax Vapes Hard.

On November 1, the Irish government will impose a tax on all vaping e-liquids, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.…

October 20, 2025