Your “Charges” Are Their Rights! Drop the Charges!
Update June 18th: The hearing was again postponed for July 1st, 2013 because the judge had to travel to Baghdad. We continue to pay close attention to the case and continue our international solidarity efforts! – In the end the Iraqi government didn’t listen to national and international calls to withdraw the legal case against...
Gezi Park Voices: “We Exist, We are Here and We Have Demands”.
This is the latest press statement of the Taksim Solidarity - http://taksimdayanisma.org/ *** To the Government and the people of the Republic of Turkey Across the country, particularly in Istanbul-Taksim, all the citizens are demonstrating their democratic reaction to the police violence pursued by the government as a response to the social sensitivity to the attempts...
In Iraqi Kurdistan Those Who Murder Women Go Free
“There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. And we are here for the long haul.” – Hoda Elsadda Zhiyan group representatives are never satisfied; they never rest when it comes to women’s issues. Last week they had a press conference to release results of a study about the impact of the...
Iraqi and International NGOs Appeal for Justice in the Case of Jala Thyab
ICSSI joins the call for justice from local and International Organizations in iraq. We join the call from IKV Pax Christi and local NGO’s below in strongly condemning the assassination of Jalal Dhiab, director of the ‘Ansar al-Huriyya’ association, which took place in al-Zubayr, Basra province, on Friday 26 April. We also join the call upon the...
Women Rights Activists in Kurdistan: March 8th-No for Bargaining on Women’s Rights
More than 150 activists and members of civil society gathered for March 8th Celebration in Suleimaniya under the slogan of “No for bargaining on the women`s rights and issues”. Demands of Zhiyan Group on the March 8th, International Women`s Day To: The citizens, public opinion, media, civil society, political parties, and all concerned parties....
Latest News from Unions Supporting Workers Rights in Iraq
Latest video about Hassan Juma’a from USLAW More and more people are signing the letter and writing about workers rights violations in Iraq. Here are some of the resolutions and news that we found online in solidarity with Hassan Juma: Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigeration Fitters- UA Local Union California Resolution in Support of Labor Rights...
Oil workers start new protests despite reprisals
Iraq Oil Report Workers at Iraq’s South Oil Company protest against years of delayed bonus payments and other benefits and working conditions. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report) Published Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 BASRA – In spite of the impending prosecution of a prominent union leader, oil workers in Basra have renewed their protests demanding better...
Oakland Labor Committee Shows Solidarity with Iraqi Oil Union Leader
At its monthly meeting in Oakland at the hearquarters of CA Nurses Association, the Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace & Justice demonstrated its solidarity with Hassan Juma’a Awad, President of the Iraq Federation of Oil Unions with this photo and adoption of the resolution below. Brother Hassan faces criminal charges filed by the Ministry...
Human Rights Defenders in Iraq Pay the Most!
The Iraq Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its deep condolences to the families of the civil activists that were killed or injured in Fallujah last week, and call for immediate investigation about who was behind this criminal attack. Three civil activists from Tammuz organization- Fallujah office were killed and other 2 were badly injured...
International solidarity efforts for Hassan Juma Awad and the oil workers of Iraq must continue.
More and more National and International Unions, Labor Federations and Nongovernmental organization (NGOs) are signing our letter to Prime Minister al-Maliki in solidarity with Iraqi union leader Hassan Juma Awad. Currently 37 National and International Unions and Labor Federations, 32 Local Unions and 44 Nongovernmental organization (NGOs) ;have signed our letter . We have been...
International Women’s Day in Kurdistan-A year’s review
By: Johanna Rivera, she works at ICSSI and as a volunteer for People Development Association, which is one of Zhiyan Groups members. A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. Melinda Gates Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. For the past weeks,...
Call For Urgent Action To Release Prisoner Of Conscience Ahmed al-Qubbanji
UPDATE: 031013 The Iraqi thinker Ahmed al-Qubbanji has been released today. He will hold a press release in Baghdad today! Source- Al Sumariya The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) supports the demands and the campaigns launched by the Iraqi organizations and activists. They are demanding the release of Iraqi thinker Ahmed al-Qubbanji, who has been...
