The Post-Elections Situation of the Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

The Post-Elections Situation of the Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Over the past years, Iraqis have been victims of all the political, economic, social, and sectarian tensions facing the country....

  • Human Rights
Floods Hit Kurdistan Region as Drought Leaves Many Iraqis in Need

Floods Hit Kurdistan Region as Drought Leaves Many Iraqis in Need

Al-Monitor Muddy torrents rushed violently through some parts of the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the surrounding area on Dec....

  • Civil Society News
An Iraqi Sheikh Describes Muhammad Ramadan with Racist Words and the Audience Showers Him with Precious Gifts at His Last Concert in Baghdad

An Iraqi Sheikh Describes Muhammad Ramadan with Racist Words and the Audience Showers Him with Precious Gifts at His Last Concert in Baghdad

Archyde In turn, Muhammad Ramadan responded to the Brahimi clip through his official account on Instagram, by saying: “How does...

  • Civil Society News
Iraqi Kurdistan Records 119 New Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths: Health Ministry

Iraqi Kurdistan Records 119 New Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths: Health Ministry

EKurd Kurdistan Regional Government KRG’s Health Ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday that 119 new cases of coronavirus were...

  • Civil Society News
Baghdad Acid Attack Survivor Recounts Traumatic Incident

Baghdad Acid Attack Survivor Recounts Traumatic Incident

Rudaw Maryam Rukabi, 16, dreamed of a career in media after completing her education. She did not know that refusing...

  • Civil Society News
The Environment on the Border Areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been Greatly Damaged, Due to Continuous Bombardment

The Environment on the Border Areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been Greatly Damaged, Due to Continuous Bombardment

With the decades-long bombardment on the border areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by Iran and Turkey, the...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
UNHCR Holds Event Against Gender-Based Violence in Erbil

UNHCR Holds Event Against Gender-Based Violence in Erbil

K24 ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UN partner organizations, including UN WFP, SWEDO UNFPA,...

  • Women Rights
Iraq Flies Hundreds Back From Belarus Border as EU adds Sanctions

Iraq Flies Hundreds Back From Belarus Border as EU adds Sanctions

Al-Monitor Iraq has brought back over 400 of its citizens who chose repatriation after weeks stranded in dire conditions on...

  • Civil Society News
The Youth Movements and the Last Elections in Iraq: From the Square of Nasiriyah to the Iraqi Parliament

The Youth Movements and the Last Elections in Iraq: From the Square of Nasiriyah to the Iraqi Parliament

“We are entering the Green Zone and crossing the Al-Jumhuriya bridge, in memory of the martyrs of the October 2019...

  • Civil Society News
In Speech to COP 26: President Barham Salih: Mesopotamian Revitalization is Strategic Framework to Tackle Climate Change in Iraq and Region

In Speech to COP 26: President Barham Salih: Mesopotamian Revitalization is Strategic Framework to Tackle Climate Change in Iraq and Region

Iraq seeks to have access to a new environmental era to deal with the serious implications of climate change, Iraqi...

  • Climate Change
The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border

The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border

A rain cloud arrived in the Belarus-Poland border sky on the night of November 8, hours after hundreds of migrants...

  • Civil Society News
The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis

The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis

HRW Rights Should be at Center of COP26 Climate Deliberations As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate...

  • Climate Change