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...
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The Kurdistan Regional Government Halts Local Broadcasting of the NRT Channel
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq 28/8/2017 The Directorate of Media, Printing and Publishing in Erbil, within the Ministry of...
Neighbourhood Tactics: Smaller Protests in Baghdad Get Bigger Results
Ibrahim Saleh, NIQASH In Iraq, the temperature this summer has often risen to higher than 50 degrees Centigrade. Meanwhile electricity...
The New Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights Faces Serious Objections from Civil Society
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) The Iraqi Parliament voted on the selection of new board members for the...
Young Iraqi Filmmakers Break Taboos
Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor, 20/07/2017 BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq is witnessing the growth of a new generation of young filmmakers, but they...
Eid in Mosul: A Youth Initiative Brings Together People from all over Iraq to Visit Mosul during Eid
After three years of forced isolation from its motherland imposed by Daesh, Mosul re-emerged this June to celebrate its first...
The Cross-Sectarian, King-Making Alliance Planned For Next Iraqi Elections
Mustafa Habib / Niqash One of Iraq’s most powerful political groupings, the Sadrist movement, is trying to form a new...
The Colour Of Peace: The Young Artists Erasing Extremist History In Central Iraq
Kamal al-Ayash, Niqash A group of art students and their teacher is traveling around Fallujah, erasing slogans on schools and...
Amnesty says Iraq and Allies Violated International Law in Mosul Battle
Source: Reuters Reporting by: Stephen Kalin; Editing by Paul Tait Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern...
The Fight for the Northern Iraq-Syria Border
Michael Knights – Washington Institute At the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags...
Iraq Alert: Breaking the Cycle of Division, Justice for all Iraqis
Report by PAX and Impunity Watch This Alert addresses worrying trends observed in current stabilisation and transitional justice efforts in...
Iraqi Poets Reclaim Streets
Omar al-Jaffal – Al Monitor Graffiti artists paint a wall as part of the “The Walls are not for the Clash...