Why are so many Kurdish women setting themselves on fire?

Why are so many Kurdish women setting themselves on fire?

The Economist  by M.G and J.H.Y. | SULAYMANIYAH ON MARCH 8th, while the world celebrated International Women’s Day to recognise...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Don’t Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds

Don’t Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds

by HRW :Draft Law Huge Step Back for Women, Girls (Baghdad) – Iraq’s Council of Ministers should withdraw a new...

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African Iraqis: Seeking for Political Representation

African Iraqis: Seeking for Political Representation

Niqash – Basra  Over a million African Iraqis live in the country. Yet unlike other ethnic groups, they are not recognised...

  • Human Rights
The Iraqi Presidential Guards Killed A Journalist In Baghdad

The Iraqi Presidential Guards Killed A Journalist In Baghdad

Security guards or militia? A statement by the Press Freedom Advocacy Association Baghdad, 22th of March, 2014 The Press Freedom...

  • Freedom of Expression
A group of Basra activists celebrates the World Water Day at the Corniche of Shatt Al-Arab

A group of Basra activists celebrates the World Water Day at the Corniche of Shatt Al-Arab

Demands to establish a cell of crisis to face “Ilisu” dam Basra – March 2014 A group of civil activists...

  • Environment
Iraqi Justice Minister Presses Shiite Personal Status Law!

Iraqi Justice Minister Presses Shiite Personal Status Law!

Source: Al-monitor With great persistence, Iraqi Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari has kept pushing the controversial Jaafari personal status law to the forefront. He succeeded in passing...

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EU expresses support for Iraqi, Syrian civil society

EU expresses support for Iraqi, Syrian civil society

The international community has tried various approaches to confront ethnic conflict in the Middle East. International bodies have usually contented...

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U.S. Labor Against the War: Statement on 11th Anniversary of the Start of the Iraq War

U.S. Labor Against the War: Statement on 11th Anniversary of the Start of the Iraq War

  With heavy heart and renewed determination, the officers, staff, and affiliates of U.S. Labor Against the War mark the...

  • Human Rights
The Water Of The Tigris River: An Opportunity For Trans-Boundary Cooperation

The Water Of The Tigris River: An Opportunity For Trans-Boundary Cooperation

By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI and Save the Tigris Campaign How can Iraq safeguard its water provision from the Tigris river?...

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Second  Festival Of  Iraqi Press: Journalists In Iraq Need Protection !

Second Festival Of Iraqi Press: Journalists In Iraq Need Protection !

By Afrah Shawqi : Middle East newspaper Baghdad Iraqi journalists stressed on the importance of respecting their freedom to express...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq!

Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq!

8 March, 2014 Baghdad – Reuters About two dozen Iraqi women demonstrated on Saturday in Baghdad against a draft law...

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British report: The cost of Anbar war is 7 million $ a day, Iraq will be bankrupt in 2017!

British report: The cost of Anbar war is 7 million $ a day, Iraq will be bankrupt in 2017!

Thursday, 27 February 2014 AlShafaq News A report issued by the International Center for Development Studies (ICDS) , based in...

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