Crowds of Students Flood the Streets of Baghdad Despite Government Threats and Curfew
AFP Army forces in charge of Baghdad announced a daily curfew (lasting from midnight to 6am) as thousands of students...
Iraqis Have the Right to Protest for Better Lives, Repression and Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders Must End
On 1 October a new phase of social protests started in Iraq, this time authentic, spontaneous and very difficult for...
3rd Kurdistan Social Forum Event in Solidarity With Struggles in Rojava and Southern Iraq
3 years since its founding, the Kurdistan Social Forum has well progressed. From 25-26 October the third edition of its...
A Call to Release Detainees of the Peaceful Protest Movement in Iraq
At dawn on 27 October 2019, in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, unidentified persons raided the homes of a...
Revolutionary Protests Spread Across Central and Southern Iraq and Are Ongoing
Jadaliyya By : Omar Sirri Beginning on 1 October, mass demonstrations have taken over cities and towns across central and southern...
The October Demonstrations in Iraq Raise Questions about the Credibility of Its Democracy, a New Report Monitors Violations Against the Demonstrators
How did the demonstrations in Iraq begin? Who started the protests? Why are they happening now? What was the government’s...
Invitation to the 3rd Kurdistan Social Forum in Erbil!
We are pleased to invite you to attend the third Kurdistan Social Forum in Erbil to be held on 25...
The Fallujah Council for Social Cohesion Discusses Freedom of Expression in Anbar after Liberation from Daesh
On 21 September, the Fallujah Council for Social Cohesion together with the Freedom of Expression masar (path) held a panel...
Fallujah Chooses Peace: A Workshop on Standing Up to Terrorism and Violent Extremism
The Council of the Tribes Against Terrorism, in cooperation with the Peace Forum in Fallujah, recently held a productive discussion...
Do the Iraqi Youth Protests of 1 October Represent a Nonviolent Movement?
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 18 October 2019 The uprising of 1 October, which was launched from Tahrir...
Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters
Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Iraqi security forces have used excessive and unnecessary lethal force in...
Water Must Not be Used as a Weapon of War: Refrain from Civilian and Environmental Harm in Northeast Syria!
Statement by Save the Tigris Campaign, 12 October 2019 On 9 October, Turkey started a military offensive in northeast Syria....