Iraq: Security Forces Fire on Protesters
Arabic | عربي Iraq’s security forces fired on and beat protesters in Basra governorate during a series of protests...
Civil Society News
News, articles and information about Iraqi civil society
Local Forums Across Iraq Reveal a Strong and Growing Youth Movement
Over the past year, the Iraqi Social Forum has become a model for smaller local forums springing up throughout the...
Iraqi Elections and U.S. Interests: Taking the Long View
Washington Institute – Michael Knights The emerging vote tallies are just the beginning of government formation in Iraq, and they indicate...
Iraq elections: All you need to know
Iraq’s parliamentary elections set for May 12 will indirectly decide on a new prime minister and president. by Arwa Ibrahim...
The Controversial Iraqi Militia That Now Prefers Social Work To Politics
Mustafa Habib – Niqash The fight against extremists is almost over and one of the country’s often-controversial Shiite Muslim militias...
Will Iraq’s New ‘Tribal court’ Undermine Rule of Law?
Mustafa Saadoun – Al-monitor BAGHDAD — Amid Iraqi calls to reinforce the rule of law and strengthen Iraqi state institutions, the Ministry of Justice announced...
Iraq Establishes National Oil Company
Al-monitor By Adnan Abu Zeed The Iraqi parliament voted March 5 on the National Oil Company draft law, which regulates oil...
The Long Road Home: Achieving durable solutions to displacement in Iraq – lessons from returns in Anbar
Report from: Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee. (To download the full version of the report click here)...
Iraq: Families of Alleged Daesh Members Denied IDs
By Human Rights Watch – Feb 25, 2018 (Beirut) – Iraqi security officers are routinely denying relatives of suspected Islamic...
The Tremendous Toll behind the Liberation of Mosul
By: Terry Kay Rockefeller* Civilian casualties are making headlines as we try to comprehend the true cost of liberating Mosul...
Iraqi scholarships at the United World Colleges
How can there be peace without people understanding each other; and how can this be if they don’t know each...
Invitation to attend the 4th Iraqi Social Forum event in Baghdad
The Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) would like to invite you to the...