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.

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

    The World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to its Framework Convention ...

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    Personal Attacks on THR Proponents Ramp Up Amid COP11

    Tobacco harm reductionists have grown used to operating under fire as they seek access ...

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

    Medical professionals are badly misinformed about nicotine, with severe and tragic consequences for patients’ ...

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    “Massive Milestone” as Vaping Overtakes Smoking in Britain

    For the very first time, more adults in Great Britain are using vapes than ...

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    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 ...

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

    Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, ...

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    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, ...

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    Government Consultation Amid UK Plan to Treat Vape Shops as “Unwanted”

    On October 8, the United Kingdom government opened a consultation, seeking expert input on ...

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    Malaysia’s Impending Vape Ban Poses Multiple Threats

    Malaysia is set to ban sales of all vaping products, phasing them out by ...

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    WHO’s COP11 Will Threaten Tobacco Harm Reduction Behind Closed Doors

    In November, COP11—the World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties to its Framework ...

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