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 is 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.

    Parents for Vapes? Why Some Are Buying Them for Their Teens

    Outcry over youth vaping continues to drive headlines and policies around the world, fueled ...

    Vapes Can Free Up Vast Health Care Resources, Economist Explains 

    Tobacco harm reduction directly saves lives. But by reducing smoking-related diseases, it also has ...

    Uproar as “95 Percent Safer” Message Blamed for Youth Vaping

    A prominent British physician has sparked controversy by blaming the country’s message that vapes ...

    France to Ban Disposable Vapes This Year in “Dangerous” Move

    France is planning to ban disposable vapes, or “puffs” as they’re known in the ...

    Bangladesh Poised to Be the Next Asian Country to Ban Vapes

    Bangladesh is close to imposing a total ban on nicotine vapes, which have helped ...

    UK Councils Ramp Up Pressure to Ban Disposable Vapes

    Councils in the United Kingdom have issued a joint call to ban single-use vapes, ...

    Canada Mandates Health Warnings on Every Single Cigarette

    Canada will soon be the first country in the world to mandate that a ...

    How Vaping Has Surged Among Prisoners in the UK

    Prisoners in the United Kingdom spent close to £8 million on nicotine vapes in ...