Activists continue to be killed in Basra
AlMonitor The killing of an Iraqi activist in Basra took place even as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was visiting...
For How Long Will The Assassination of Activists Continue?
Our colleague and activist, Lodya Raymond, along two other colleagues were subjected, today, to a failed assassination attempt using firearms....
A Letter of Solidarity from Iraqi Civil Society to Civil Society in Lebanon
We’ve lit candles and raised the Lebanese flag in our cities and towns, we’ve prayed for mercy for all the...
Turkey strikes PKK targets in Iraqi Kurdistan Sulaimaniyah province
Al-Monitor It is less common for Turkey to bomb the Kurdish armed group there. More of the Turkey-PKK conflict in...
The COVID Pandemic: A Challenge or an Opportunity for Civil Society Organizations in Iraq and Kurdistan Region?
The Peace and Freedom Organization, based in Erbil, has issued a new report monitoring the work of civil society organizations...
IRAQ, LEGACY OF TERROR: THE PLIGHT OF YEZIDI CHILD SURVIVORS OF ISIS.. NEW REPORT FROM AMNESTY
AMNESTY Between 2014 and 2017 the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) committed war crimes and crimes against...
Six Years After Yazidi Massacre, US Urged to Take ‘Bolder Action’
Al-Monitor Iraq’s Yazidis say the threat from the Islamic State and other extremist groups is preventing them from returning home....
A Statement by Kurdistan Social Forum Calling to Release Zara Mohammadi
The Iranian state needs to be pressured to guarantee freedom of expression. Zara Muhamadi a Kurdish well-known civil activist has...
Invitation to Sign the Petition: Demanding Justice for Husham Alhashimi
This is an effort by activists, and supporters demanding justice for the brutal murder of Husham Alhashimi and the persistent...
German Art Curator Kidnapped in Iraq
Rights activist and art curator Hella Mewis was kidnapped outside her office in Baghdad by unidentified men. The incident is...
The Rights of Workers and Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Iraqi Observatory of Worker and Employee Rights, Report 1 (2020) The first report issued by the Iraqi Observatory of Worker...
Diyala: The Everlasting Battlefield of Iraq
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Zaid Salem – Baghdad The security crisis is getting complicated in Diyala governorate in eastern Iraq. In Diyala,...