From Aid Cut to Collective Action : What’s Next for Civic Space in Iraq?
Baghdad, July 18, 2025 – At a pivotal moment for Iraq’s civil society, over sixty participants – activists, researchers, and...
Statement in Support of Zainab Jawad
and All Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its full solidarity with...
The Salary Crisis of Teachers and Employees in the Kurdistan Region: 11 Years of Waiting and Protesting
Shamal Raof, Kurdistan Social Forum The Kurdistan Region is a part of the federal state of Iraq under the constitution...
Solidarity of FLC CGIL with the Demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah
Federation of Knowledge Workers of the Italian General Confederation of Labour [FLC CGIL] expresses its solidarity and closeness to the...
Statement by Save the Tigris Foundation on the Expulsion from the 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting
The Hague, 8th July 2025www.savethetigris.org Download the Statement here. The expulsion of Save the Tigris from the 47th UNESCO World...
Joint Statement: Serious Escalation in Sulaymaniyah and Suppression of Freedom of Expression and Assembly
June 26, 2025 The Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now (PIHN) campaign and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) express deep concern over...
GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
18 March 2025: The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has published its periodic report on human rights violations in...
Human Rights Watch – World Report 2025: Iraq Chapter
March 2025: Human Rights Watch has released the Iraq chapter of its World Report 2025, documenting ongoing human rights violations...
USAID’s fall, Iraq’s call, losses appal
This article was published on April 2, 2025 on Shafaq New Shafaq News/ Iraq’s civil society is on the brink...
Cizre Dam Watch: the new report released by Save the Tigris Foundation
March 2025: Save the Tigris Foundation has released the Cizre Dam Watch Report, a comprehensive investigation into the risks posed...