For the First Time Since Liberation from Daesh, Ramadi Youth Organize a Chess Tournament

For the First Time Since Liberation from Daesh, Ramadi Youth Organize a Chess Tournament

Alramadi – September 2019 The Peace Forum in Ramadi, in cooperation with the Directorate of Youth and Sports, and the...

  • Social Forums in Iraq
Victims of Turkish, Iranian Cross-Border Bombings Speak Out in Soran

Victims of Turkish, Iranian Cross-Border Bombings Speak Out in Soran

NRT English, 2 September 2019 SULAIMANI — Victims of Turkish and Iranian cross-border bombings on villages in the Kurdistan Region...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Iraq poised for ambitious plan after Babylon listed by UNESCO

Iraq poised for ambitious plan after Babylon listed by UNESCO

Adnan Abu Zeed  / ALMONITOR After 36 years of lobbying by Iraq, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was designated in July...

  • Heritage
Call: Global Action Day “Sing, Play, Paint — Take a Stand for Hasankeyf”

Call: Global Action Day “Sing, Play, Paint — Take a Stand for Hasankeyf”

Call for Global Action Day “Sing, Play, Paint — Take a Stand for Hasankeyf” on 14 September 2019: Do not...

  • Environment
Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule

Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule

Belkis Wille / Human Rights Watch (Beirut) The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State...

  • Human Rights
Local Forums Host Water Conservation Trainings

Local Forums Host Water Conservation Trainings

The Water Protectors Network in Iraq, an advocacy group working to monitor and preserve Iraq’s rivers and waterways, expanded its...

  • Environment
The Dhi Qar Social Forum Discusses the Iraqi Labor Law

The Dhi Qar Social Forum Discusses the Iraqi Labor Law

As part of an effort by the Dhi Qar Social Forum to raise awareness about the Iraqi Labor Law No....

  • Iraqi Labor Law
Najaf Social Forum Workshop on Film and Video Directing

Najaf Social Forum Workshop on Film and Video Directing

On 29 July 2019, at the Hall of the Union of Writers in Najaf, Al-Najaf Social Forum held a training...

  • Social Forums in Iraq
Environmental Theme at Al-Fallujah Council Workshop With The Environment And Water Masar

Environmental Theme at Al-Fallujah Council Workshop With The Environment And Water Masar

Al-Falluja Council for Social Cohesion held a workshop with the Environment and Water Masar (path) to discuss the most important...

  • Environment
Activists Attend a Successful Training on the Right to Work and Social Security

Activists Attend a Successful Training on the Right to Work and Social Security

On 15 July 2019, a group of young activists from local forums working within the space of the Iraqi Social...

  • Social and Economic Rights
Alamara Council for Social Cohesion and the ISF’s Environment And Water Masar Balance Tourism and the Environment

Alamara Council for Social Cohesion and the ISF’s Environment And Water Masar Balance Tourism and the Environment

On 27 July 2019, the Alamara Council for Social Cohesion held a joint session with the Environment and Water masar(Path)...

  • Environment
Stop the Filling of the Ilisu Dam!

Stop the Filling of the Ilisu Dam!

Stop the filling of the Ilisu Dam! Statement by Save the Tigris Campaign, 29 July 2019 Despite strong domestic and...

  • Environment