Youth of Syria Launch “We Love Qamishlo” Initiative
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiate (ICSSI) Qamishli (or Qamishlo), a fertile city located in northeastern Syria on the border with...
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Chaldean Patriarch Sako Issues Call to Iraqi Leadership on Conflict in Iraq
Source: Aboun.org Chaldean Patriarch Louisl Sako has issued the following statement addressing the Iraqi leadership in the wake of the...
Statement on the Kurdish Referendum from the Peace and Freedom Organization
There is No Alternative Better than Dialogue … No for Violence, No for Sanctions Peace and Freedom Organization Based on our...
No to War, No to Economic Sanctions, the Only Solution is Dialogue
Recognizing the role of civil society to promote peace, nonviolence, and respect for human rights, we call for dialogue to...
Iraq’s Kurds Need to Put Democracy Before Independence
The Washington Post, The Post’s View – Opinion Editorial Board, 6 October 2017 The leaders of Iraq’s Kurdistan region are...
Locals In Former Extremist Areas Live In Ruins, Cope With Lawless Militias
Mustafa Habib – Niqash At first they celebrated the end of Daesh. But now, unemployed, living in ruins and harassed...
UN Human Rights Chief “Appalled” at Iraq Mass Execution
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Geneva, 27 September 2017 GENEVA (27 September 2017) – The mass hanging...
What’s Next after Kurdish Independence Vote?
Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor, 25 September 2017 Erbil — Defying pressure from the United States and regional powers Turkey and Iran, millions of...
Iraqi Kurds Polarised as Region holds Historic Referendum on Independence
Martin Chulov, The Guardian, 25 September 2017 Excitement has been building in Erbil, where veteran Kurdish president Massoud Barzani is...
“Baghdad, the City of Peace” … Young Iraqis Defy Violence
Alhurra On 16 August 2017, at a park on the Tigris River, hundreds of Iraqis gathered to celebrate the seventh...
A Mosaic: The Experience of Building Peace, Day by Day
The Aley district is one of the beautiful “green lungs” of Lebanon, a charming hilly area located 15 kilometers south...
Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum for Political Relevance
The independence referendum for the Kurdistan Region reflects not just struggles with Baghdad but intra-Kurdish political rivalries that could encourage...