Feminist Marches Take to the Streets of Iraq, Directly Challenging Social Norms
Women of the Najaf governorate in southern Iraq organized a large feminist demonstration on Wednesday, 19 February. Women came together,...
The Young Iraqis Fighting for a Modern, Independent Nation
New Statesman America BY: QUENTIN SOMMERVILLE For decades the country has been brutalised by dictatorship, war, corruption and unemployment. Now...
Among the Highest Spending in the World: An International Report Reveals the Size of Military Spending In Iraq
NAS – Baghdad Iraq ranked 15th internationally as the country that spends the most on its military — $20.5 billion....
Iraqi Protests Blush Pink as Feminists Flood Streets
BAGHDAD — Al-monitor Feminists in pink and purple marched on Feb. 13 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Nasiriyah and other cities in the south....
USLAW Solidarity Statement With Iraqi Unions And Civil Society
February 7, 2020 To Our Sisters and Brothers in the Iraqi Trade Union and Civil Society Movements: We in U.S....
The U.S.-Iran Crisis: Impact and Implications for the Region, Europe and Beyond
The following is a summary and synthesis of an article by and an interview with Kawa Hassan, vice president of...
Iraqi Protests Swell Despite Clash With Sadrist Supporters
IRAQ PULSE – Gilgamesh Nabeel 3 February 2020 After withdrawing his support for the protests, controversial populist Shiite cleric Muqtada...
Iraqi Security Forces Use Hunting Weapons on Demonstrators
AlAraby Baghdad- Zaid Salim 30 January 2020 The continued crackdown by the Iraqi security forces against demonstrators in Baghdad and...
Iraq Uprising: Violence Escalates as Protesters in Kut and Najaf are Killed and Wounded
AlArabi AlJadeed – Bara’a Al-Shammari Iraqi protests have escalated in the city of Kut, the center of Wasit Governorate (central...
A Message to Our Friends, Demonstrators Against War All Over the World
War leads to war War leads to destruction, displacement, and a lost future for millions of children Years ago, a...
Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq
ICSSI Intervention in a hearing about Iraq before the Italian Foreign affairs commission Rome – January 2020 In the streets...
Ilisu Dam Reservoir has reached Hasankeyf town – Apocalypse is Impending!
Statement by the Hasankeyf Coordination, 17 January 2020 The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong...