Solidarity Message from the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras to the World Social Forum
Dear friends and comrades, Fourteen years ago, at the beginning of the new millennium, the World Social Forum came to...
How much longer can the water crisis be neglected?
Updating the Save Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign- March 2015 The water crisis in the Middle East region is...
College of Education for Girls in Baghdad Protest against the Transfer of 19 Qualified Male Professors, while Security Forces Prevent Media Coverage
Al-Mada Press/ Baghdad On Sunday, dozens of students in the College of Education for Girls in the capital Baghdad protested...
More Travel Restrictions: Extremists Hold Civilians ‘Hostage’ in Mosul
niqash | Mosul The Islamic State group recently re-issued rules about who could and could not leave the city they...
Employees of Foreign Oil Companies in Basrah Accuse Owners of Exclusive Decision-Making Procedures which Undermine Obligations towards Workers
Al-Mada Press – Basrah On Tuesday, workers and trade unionists in Basra accused foreign oil companies operating in the governorate...
Industrialists in Sulaymaniyah Hold Iran and Turkey Responsible for Work Stoppage in the City’s Factories
Al-Mada Press / Sulaymaniyah On Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the province of Sulaymaniyah accused Iran and...
A Solidarity Greetings from the U.S. LABOR AGAINST THE WAR (USLAW)
February 25, 2015 To: the Federations, Unions and Members of the Iraqi labor movement and all workers of the self-funded...
Painful Career Path for Women Journalists
Sabreen Kadhum There is substantial evidence pointing to the fact that women working in visual, audio or print media...
Flurry of IS Attacks Divert Iraqi Army’s Attention
Al-Monitor – Mushreq Abbas Contradiction prevails in official announcements regarding the course of the battles against the Islamic State (IS) and...
Iraqi Journalists Likely to Face Exponential Rise in Risks in 2015
ICSSI: Suzanne DeRouen Reporters Without Borders’ (RWB) 2015 World Press Freedom Index reports that, due to the presence of Daesh...
Iraq … A Country in the Throes of Transformation and State Building
Oday Hatem Nearly 12 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, which was supposed to bring about a transition...
Iraq: Bodyguards of the National Security Advisor Attack A Group of Journalists
Source: Gulf Center for Human Rights On 18 February 2015, a group of journalists was attacked by the bodyguards of...