Great Actions in the Framework of the “Global Hasankeyf Action Day”
20.09.2015 On the Global Hasankeyf Action Day in Hasankeyf and several cities hundreds of people have demonstrated against the expected destruction through...
Members of Civil Society in Nasiriyah City Organize a Festival Celebrating Religious and Cultural Diversity
Nasiriyah – September 2015 In an atmosphere of love and peace, within the Iraqi Social Forum process, approximately 500 people...
Iraq’s Government, Society Struggle with Widespread Bribery
Baghdad, Iraq — AlMonitor With shocking innocence, Ali al-Sultani from Babil, a city 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Baghdad,...
Iraq’s New Law on Political Parties And Militias Unlikely to Succeed
Iraq’s new political parties law tries to separate political entities from their affiliated militias. But, as many local analysts argue,...
A localised Approach on Consensus-building and Reconciliation in Iraq
The PAX Iraq Alert, a policy brief published by the Dutch peace movement PAX. September 2015 The latest popular protests...
In Kurdistan, Harassment Cases are Increasing in Refugee Camps and in Doctors’ Clinics!
Erbil – Shahrazad Campaign Demands Urgent Action The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – September 2015 After field studies...
A New Statement Emerges From Iraqi Protestors: We Will Continue Until We Achieve Our Legitimate Demands
It has been six weeks since the peaceful demonstrations in Baghdad and the Iraqi provinces began, and there has yet...
Shadow Report on the Ilisu Dam’s Impacts on Human Rights in Iraq, and the Iraqi Government’s Failure to Act – Geneva Meeting
The Save the Tigris River and Iraqi Marshes Campaign prepared a shadow report covering the water situation in Iraq as...
Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan Issues Reports and Recommendations Concerning Minority Youth
Erbil – Iraq / September 2015 New reports shed light on the lives of ethnic and religious minority youths in...
Kurdistan’s Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System
By Kawa Hassan, Visiting Scholar, Middle-East Center August 18, 2015 Source: Carnegie Middle East Center The Kurdistan region of...
Iraqis protest Corruption, Lack of Services while Politicians Blame Everyone but Themselves!
Al Monitor – Ali Maamouri The July 16 killing of Muntazar al-Hilfi by police in al-Madina, north of Basra, during...
Study Shows that Despite Trauma, Journalists in Iraq Dedicated to Profession
Source: University of Kansas During the war in Iraq, journalists from around the world flocked to the country, covering violent...