Water Shortage Crisis Escalating Between Turkey, Iraq and Syria
SavetheTigris “The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, originating in Turkey and flowing downstream over the borders of Syria and Iraq have...
Baghdad’s Mustansiriya Madrassa Ready for World Heritage List
Al-Monitor Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities announced on Feb. 5 the launch of the rehabilitation project for Mustansiriya Madrassa, a historic school building...
Appeal Upon the Launch of an International Campaign “End Cross-Boarder Bombings in Iraqi Kurdistan”
The Christian Peacemaker Team-Iraqi Kurdistan (CPT-IK), the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), and the Kurdistan Social Forum (KSF) call...
Monitoring Sources of Financing of Iraqi Parties: A Slogan not Applicable
The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) recently announced its intention to begin monitoring sources of funding for Iraqi parties....
Iraq: Popular Poet Jaseb Hattab Al-Heliji, Father of Kidnapped Human Rights Lawyer, Assassinated
GCHR The whole of Iraq was distressed after the news spread of the assassination of popular poet Jaseb Hattab Al-Heliji, father...
Water Transfer Projects Threaten the Lesser Zab!
savethetigris Save the Tigris Campaign is a coalition of civil society organisations from nine countries concerned with water justice in...
New Turkish Military Action Threatens Villagers Lives and Communities
On February 10-15, Turkish government carried out a new military offensive, “Claw-Eagle 2”, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The...
What Does It Mean to Continue Demonstrations?
Falah-Mousa Iraq and Lebanon have political diversity that distinguishes them from many Arab countries. What makes that diversity special is...
Statement: “Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders NOW!”
A joint statement of the ICSSI and the newly launched campaign “Protect Iraqi HRDs NOW!“ on the sentences imposed on...
Rockets Fall in Baghdad’s Green Zone, No Injuries
al-monitor Iraq’s security media cell said the rockets were launched from al-Salaam neighborhood. Two rockets fell in Baghdad’s Green Zone,...
Iraqi Kurdistan Sentenced 5 Journalists and Activists to 6 Years in Prison
kirkuknow Erbil court sentenced five journalists and civil activists from Erbil and Duhok for charges of “spying and attempts of...
Militia Attacks on US Forces in Erbil Challenges Iraqi Government
al-monitor A rocket attack on a US base in northern Iraq is putting pressure on the Iraqi government and challenging...