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Hussein Al-Sadr: ِAl-Anbar problem can’t be resolved by force and complexity because of the politicians’ greediness!

Hussein Al-Sadr: ِAl-Anbar problem can’t be resolved by force and complexity because of the politicians’ greediness!

13/01/2014 Al-Mada Press/ Baghdad The Shiite religious man Hussein Ismail Al-Sadr said on Monday that Al-Anbar has become the issue...

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Rape and torture prevalent in iraqi prison system

Rape and torture prevalent in iraqi prison system

niqash | Ahmed Muayed | Baghdad | 19.12.2013 The practice of torture to exact confessions from prisoners remains widespread in Iraq’s...

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Nineveh’s lawyers boycotting the court of investigating terrorism

Nineveh’s lawyers boycotting the court of investigating terrorism

Shafaq News / the Bar branch of Nineveh revealed on Sunday that the lawyers of the province of Nineveh break away...

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Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul

Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul

Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul – Iraq to stand against the threats of...

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Efforts to impose Sharia law in Iraq spark controversy!

Efforts to impose Sharia law in Iraq spark controversy!

AUTHOR: Ali Mamouri By: Al-Monitor November 28, 2013 Attempts to establish Sharia law in Iraq have exacerbated political rifts in a...

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Is the passage of the amending law of the elections law will give signs for political change in Iraq?

Is the passage of the amending law of the elections law will give signs for political change in Iraq?

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – November 2013 As the elections season approaching, and will take place on...

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Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest the...

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Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River

Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River

The headquarters of the Iraqi Jurists Union launched a broad campaign to save the Tigris River and the marshes of...

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Solidarity from the Madrid Social Forum (FSM Madrid)

Solidarity from the Madrid Social Forum (FSM Madrid)

From the Madrid Social Forum (FSM Madrid) we want to send our solidarity and our support to the Iraqi Social...

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Save the Tigris Campaign holds successful seminars in four South Iraq Provinces

Save the Tigris Campaign holds successful seminars in four South Iraq Provinces

Last week, the Save the Tigris Campaign held seminars in four provinces in South Iraq: Basra, Missan, Dhi Qar and...

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When austerity cuts in Italy hurt an Iraqi girl in Baghdad

When austerity cuts in Italy hurt an Iraqi girl in Baghdad

Riam is a 7-year-old girl living in Baghdad with her family. She was born with a severe malformation to her...

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Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia and the Similar Turkish Case

Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia and the Similar Turkish Case

By: Ahmed az-Zoba`i Translation from Arabic by: Safaa Sheikh Hammed Original Arabic: http://www.iraqnewspaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=22010 “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” says Herodotus. Egypt could have been part of the...

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