Iraq Alert: Breaking the Cycle of Division, Justice for all Iraqis
Report by PAX and Impunity Watch This Alert addresses worrying trends observed in current stabilisation and transitional justice efforts in...
Iraqi Poets Reclaim Streets
Omar al-Jaffal – Al Monitor Graffiti artists paint a wall as part of the “The Walls are not for the Clash...
The Border Wetlands of Iran-Iraq: an Environmental Crisis with Regional Consequences
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign For years experts have warned of the destructive impact of Iran’s policies of...
Protest against Bresser at its Dutch Headquarters: Withdraw from Relocation of Hasankeyf Monuments
+++ DEM-NED (Council of Communities from Kurdistan in Netherlands) +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, Turkey +++ Hasankeyf Matters, Turkey...
When Heritage in Iraq Becomes a Strategic Asset: From Conflict Target to Marker of Peace
Paper prepared prior to the 2017 meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland, 2-12 July 2017. The...
Broad Social Partnership Formed to Combat Child Labor in Iraq
In conjunction with the World Day to Combat Child Labor, the Solidarity Center held a conference entitled, “No to Child...
Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders: The Impact of the Security and Legal Environment
The protection of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) is one of the most urgent issues now facing activists and civil...
Iraqi Federations and Workers’ Unions Protest Draft Law
Basra On Friday, 26 May 2017, members of the Conference of Iraqi Federations and Workers Unions [CIFWU], a coordinated network...
Iraqi Youth for Social and Political Change Receive Support from the European Commission
ICSSI has recently started an ambitious new 3-year project to empower youth in civil society to build strategies for non-violence...
Iraq Fears Famed Marshes Could Be Pulled from World Heritage List
Hassan al-Shanoun, Al-Monitor The Iraqi government is committed to keeping the Mesopotamian Marshes on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Located in the...
Activists Convince Parliament to Withdraw a Law on Freedom of Expression, But Iraqis’ Rights are Still Threatened!
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, 23 May 2017 Iraqi civil society activists successfully pressured the Iraqi parliament to withdraw its...
Civil Society Demands Accountability for the Kidnapping and Torture of 7 Students in Baghdad – International Solidarity Needed Now
Very early in the morning of May 8th, an armed group wearing civilian clothes and driving an SUV with tinted...