Shahrzad Rasekh

Washington, D.C.

Digital Editorial Intern at Modern Luxury

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Articles

How Sandy Hook Promise enlists teens to help end gun violence

1 month ago | courant.com | Shahrzad Rasekh

Lesley Andujar, a seventh grader at Broadview Middle School in Danbury, found herself unable to avoid the news last fall when four people were killed and seven more were injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Even now, she remembers the details. It’s the same with the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students her age and two teachers were killed. The 14-year-old remembers the details of that one, too.
How Sandy Hook Promise enlists teens to help end gun violence

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Shahrzad Rasekh

Lesley Andujar, a seventh grader at Broadview Middle School in Danbury, found herself unable to avoid the news last fall when four people were killed and seven more were injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Even now, she remembers the details. It’s the same with the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students her age and two teachers were killed. The 14-year-old remembers the details of that one, too.
CT residents protest President-elect Trump ahead of inauguration

Jan 20, 2025 | courant.com | Shahrzad Rasekh

A Connecticut contingent marched in opposition to the impending second term of President Donald J. Trump in Washington, D.C., Saturday, carrying signs and expressing concern about the fate of racial minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants and the environment over the coming four years.
CT residents protest President-elect Trump ahead of inauguration

Jan 18, 2025 | ctmirror.org | Shahrzad Rasekh

A Connecticut contingent marched in opposition to the impending second term of President Donald J. Trump in Washington, D.C., Saturday, carrying signs and expressing concern about the fate of racial minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants and the environment over the coming four years.
El DMV de Connecticut permite que las compañías remolcadoras vendan los vehículos que recogen en tan solo 15 días

Jan 9, 2025 | propublica.org | Dave Altimari |Ginny Monk |Haru Coryne |Shahrzad Rasekh

Este artículo se produjo para la red de reportajes locales de ProPublica en colaboración con The Connecticut Mirror. Suscríbase a Dispatches para recibir artículos como este en su bandeja de entrada en cuanto se publiquen. en Connecticut está permitido que las compañías remolcadoras vendan los vehículos de algunas personas después de tan solo 15 días, uno de los plazos más cortos del país.
Has Your Car Been Towed in Connecticut? Share Your Story and Help Us Investigate.

Jan 5, 2025 | propublica.org | Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari |Shahrzad Rasekh

Leer en español. The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica, a national newsroom, need your help to investigate towing practices in Connecticut. We’d like to hear from you if your car was towed. Your response will help us understand how towing companies operate and if they are following policies so we can do journalism that helps and informs the public. We’re especially interested in hearing from people who weren’t able to get their cars back.
What matters to CT voters, in their own words

Nov 4, 2024 | ctmirror.org | Laura Tillman |Shahrzad Rasekh |Erica Phillips |Renata Daou

Renata is the data reporter for CT Mirror. She recently graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in data journalism. For her undergraduate studies, she graduated cum laude from Pennsylvania State University with dual bachelor’s degrees in international politics and broadcast journalism, and minors in global security and Middle East studies. Renata has a background in data analysis and programming, with proficiency in Python, QGIS, and HTML, among other tools.
CT city councilman accused of registering noncitizen to vote

Oct 19, 2024 | courant.com | Andrew Brown |Renata Daou |Shahrzad Rasekh

Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo allegedly convinced a woman who is not a United States citizen to illegally register to vote in 2023 and persuadedher to apply for an absentee ballot that he cast for her, according to a newly unsealed complaint.
Bridgeport city councilman allegedly helped noncitizen to vote

Oct 18, 2024 | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown |Shahrzad Rasekh |Renata Daou

Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo allegedly convinced a woman who is not a United States citizen to illegally register to vote in 2023 and persuadedher to apply for an absentee ballot that he cast for her, according to a newly unsealed complaint.
CT and bicycles: Why the state likes them but has a ways to go before more people use them

Sep 21, 2024 | courant.com | Shahrzad Rasekh |Erica Phillips

Many residents of Connecticut’s cities get to and from work, school, shopping and appointments on foot or by bicycle. In Hartford and New Haven, for example, nearly 30% of households don’t own a car. “Any of my errands, I do on my bike,” said Hartford resident Saint Croix, who uses his bicycle multiple times a day. “It’s free, just manpower.