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The Decision Maker and the benefits that are envisaged from finalising the Makhool Dam (3.3)

The Decision Maker and the benefits that are envisaged from finalising the Makhool Dam (3.3)

It is difficult to know all the benefits envisaged from finalising this dam. All available information highlights the importance of...

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New report reveals civilian victims of Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraq Kurdistan

New report reveals civilian victims of Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraq Kurdistan

On 20 July  2022 an attack was recorded in the village of Parakhe, near Zakho (Duhok province). The attack saw...

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The decision maker and the situation development for Makhool Dam (2.3)

The decision maker and the situation development for Makhool Dam (2.3)

The Iraqi Energy Council 1 has decided to agree on the Higher National Committee of Water’s recommendation (from its assembly...

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The decision maker and those responsible for the Makhool Dam (1.3)

The decision maker and those responsible for the Makhool Dam (1.3)

Ismael Dawood July 2022 The ramifications caused,as a result of the Iraqi Government’s decision taken at the beginning of 2021,...

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Targeting of Journalists and Media Workers During August 6 Demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Targeting of Journalists and Media Workers During August 6 Demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan.

PRESS RELEASE After the call for demonstrations from Shaswar Abdulwahid, the president of the New Generation Movement in the Iraqi...

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The 8th report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights

The 8th report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights

For the period: (1st of April – 30th of June) 2022 The Iraqi observatory team for workers and employees’ rights...

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THE FALL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL HIGH CEILINGS ON THE FREEDOM OF JOURNALISTIC WORK IN IRAQ

THE FALL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL HIGH CEILINGS ON THE FREEDOM OF JOURNALISTIC WORK IN IRAQ

Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq World Press Freedom Day The annual monitoring Efforts of the Press Freedom  Advocacy Association...

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On World Press Freedom Day

On World Press Freedom Day

A Glimpse of Its Reality in Iraq Ever since the member of English Parliament Edmund Burke (1729-1797) stood in the...

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Iraqi observatory for workers and employees’ rights second annul Report

Iraqi observatory for workers and employees’ rights second annul Report

n the light of the economic circumstances Iraq is suffering from – due to the absence of a clear economic...

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Peace is inevitable; stop the war

Peace is inevitable; stop the war

Ever since the 24th of February 2022, we have been closely following and monitoring the conflicted Ukraine- Russia war situation...

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Hope for democracy in Iraq as political violence escalates

Hope for democracy in Iraq as political violence escalates

Iraq is at a crossroads as the losers of the country’s recent elections are using violence in an attempt to...

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For Teaching Kurdish, Iranian Authorities Sentence Zara Mohammedi to 5 years in Prison

For Teaching Kurdish, Iranian Authorities Sentence Zara Mohammedi to 5 years in Prison

Rudaw A Kurdish language teacher and activist, who has been sentenced to five years by Iranian authorities on national security...

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