Aysan Ghasempoor
Clinical Psychologist · Researcher · Political Commentator
Mind &
Power
Understanding the mind behind power.
I'm Aysan Ghasempoor, a clinical psychologist and doctoral researcher at BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg. I write and speak about propaganda, trauma and identity in Iran, and support migrants and refugees in Germany.
More about me- Propaganda researchHow persuasion shapes perception, and why people resist it.
- Political analysisCommentary on Iran for Kayhan and DEJ TV.
- Psychosocial supportCounselling migrants and refugees in Germany.
- WritingEssays in political psychology and history.
- Video & mediaPsychology explained on the VOHU channel.
Childhood is where the possibility of a future takes shape.
— From “The Abduction of Childhood”
Emily Schrader on regime change in Iran
A conversation with the Israeli-American journalist and human-rights activist about regime change in Iran.
Nima Gholam Ali Pour on Sweden's Iran policy
An Iranian-born Sweden Democrats MP for Malmö, and one of three lawmakers who invited Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to the Swedish parliament, on democracy and human rights in Iran as a factor in Sweden's election, and his pledge of continued support for democratic change.
Iraj Mesdaghi on the Transitional Justice Document
The writer and human-rights activist, a member of the committee drafting transitional-justice regulations, on truth-seeking, accountability and reparations for victims. When will the document be presented, and does its “date zero” fall before or after 1979?