Civil Society News

News, articles and information about Iraqi civil society


A Call for International Solidarity with Basra Protests

A Call for International Solidarity with Basra Protests

For the 9th consecutive day workers in Basra continue to protests South Oil Company and other oil companies’ hostile workers...

  • Iraqi Voices
Iraqi Minorities, A Spring Experience In Crisis

Iraqi Minorities, A Spring Experience In Crisis

Hussam Abdullah Ali A paper submitted by the Azidi Solidarity and Fraternity League, part of  the contribution of the Iraqi...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
From Iraq to Tunis: Iraqis Shout for the Rights of All!

From Iraq to Tunis: Iraqis Shout for the Rights of All!

The World Social Forum opened with a collective march the 26th of March 2013, the march brought together thousands of...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Human Rights Defenders in Iraq Pay the Most!

Human Rights Defenders in Iraq Pay the Most!

The Iraq Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its deep condolences to the families of the civil activists that were...

  • Human Rights
Save Tigris Campaign Releases Open Letter to Andritz: Disastrous Impacts of Ilisu Dam for Iraq

Save Tigris Campaign Releases Open Letter to Andritz: Disastrous Impacts of Ilisu Dam for Iraq

To: Mr Wolfgang Leitner, Andritz’s President and CEO From: Save the Tigris Campaign Coalition We are a group of Iraqi...

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Press Release: Save the Tigris Campaign Participates in the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life

Press Release: Save the Tigris Campaign Participates in the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life

People of Iraq Campaign to Save the Tigris announces its support to the global mobilization that took place on the...

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In Preparation for Baghdad Marathon 2013: Italian Delegation Meets Iraqi Civil Society

In Preparation for Baghdad Marathon 2013: Italian Delegation Meets Iraqi Civil Society

By: Sultan Ahmed Taleb – Baghdad On March 11th, 2013 Iraqi civil society hosted a race in preparations for Marathon...

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International Women’s Day in Kurdistan-A year’s review

International Women’s Day in Kurdistan-A year’s review

By: Johanna Rivera, she works at ICSSI and as a volunteer for People Development Association, which is one of Zhiyan...

  • Human Rights
Release The Iraqi intellectual and thinker, Ahmed  Al-Qubbanji- arrested by Iranian authorities

Release The Iraqi intellectual and thinker, Ahmed Al-Qubbanji- arrested by Iranian authorities

Appeal for Urgent Action To Release Iraqi intellectual and thinker, Mr. Ahmed Al-Qubbanji, arrested by Iranian authorities   We are...

  • Human Rights
Demanding To Reform The Journalists Rights Law

Demanding To Reform The Journalists Rights Law

Sulaymaniyah / 02.18.2013 The Press Freedom Advocacy Association In Iraq held a seminar on the proposal for a “First Amendment...

  • Civil Society News
A Report on the Oil Workers Demonstration on the 13th of February 2013

A Report on the Oil Workers Demonstration on the 13th of February 2013

The oil workers rights defense committee February 18th, 2013 Responding to a call from the Oil workers defense committee, hundreds...

  • Civil Society News
Civil Society Statement on the Articles of Association of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers

Civil Society Statement on the Articles of Association of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers

Civil Society Statement on the Articles of Association of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers From...

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