Hundreds of journalists and media support the lawsuit against the “journalists’ law”
Hundreds of journalists and press, and activists, Announced their support for the lawsuit to against that called “the law of...
Civil Society News
News, articles and information about Iraqi civil society
Disrupted lives, the effects of cross-border attacks by turkey and Iran on Kurdish Villages
A report by CPT Christian Peacemaking Teams (CPT) is an international human rights organization, working to reduce violence and build peace...
Ongoing mobilization to save the Iraqi Marshes and oppose the Ilisu dam project on the Tigris river
The international campaign against the Ilisu dam project on the Tigris river has reached a new threshold: nearly 25 000 have...
Federal Appeals Court Permits Suits Against Private Military Contractors for Torture and War Crimes at Abu Ghraib to Proceed
Lower Courts to Hear Iraqi Civilians’ Claims of Beatings, Forced Nudity, Broken Bones, and Rape at Hands of Corporate Defendants...
Statement from the Baghdad People’s Summit: “People’s Issues! Not Rulers’ Issues”
Statement from the Baghdad People’s Summit “People’s Issues! Not Rulers’ Issues” A large and varied group of Iraqi civil society...
Map of Archaeological and World Heritage Sites in Iraq (Feb 2012)
The Interagency Information and Analysis Unit of the United Nations has published a new map of the archaeological and World...
Launch of petition to save World Heritage in Mesopotamia threatened by the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris Riverحملة ادخال الاهوار العراقية ضمن الموروث العاملي لليونيسكو
Launch of petition to save World Heritage in Mesopotamia threatened by the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River Today a...
“Summit of peoples, not summit of Rulers” – Statement from Tammuz
“Summit of peoples, not summit of Rulers” There are preparations are made for doing the Arabic summit in Baghdad...
Plundering the Past: Scholarly Treasures
Plundering the Past: Scholarly Treasures “Not a year has passed without hunger in Iraq,” wrote the great Iraqi poet al-Sayyab...
Iraqi Civil Society Activists Bring Their Vision to Washington, D.C.
Iraqi Civil Society Activists Bring Their Vision to Washington, D.C. Four exceptional human and women’s rights, youth and nonviolence activists...
An education in occupation
An education in occupation As the last American soldiers left Iraq in December, so, too, did many of the journalists...
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR IRAQ?
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR IRAQ? The mainstream, international press is now focused on the Shi’a Prime Minister,...