Iraq Closes Land Borders, Restaurants with New Anti-Virus Measures
Al-monitor The federal Iraqi government is also barring travelers from the UK, Iran and several other countries. The Iraqi government...
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Militia rockets kill five civilians in Iraqi capital as US mulls embassy withdrawal
AL MONITOR Two women and three children were killed at a Baghdad home on Monday as the United States threatens...
For How Long Will The Assassination of Activists Continue?
Our colleague and activist, Lodya Raymond, along two other colleagues were subjected, today, to a failed assassination attempt using firearms....
A Letter of Solidarity from Iraqi Civil Society to Civil Society in Lebanon
We’ve lit candles and raised the Lebanese flag in our cities and towns, we’ve prayed for mercy for all the...
The COVID Pandemic: A Challenge or an Opportunity for Civil Society Organizations in Iraq and Kurdistan Region?
The Peace and Freedom Organization, based in Erbil, has issued a new report monitoring the work of civil society organizations...
IRAQ, LEGACY OF TERROR: THE PLIGHT OF YEZIDI CHILD SURVIVORS OF ISIS.. NEW REPORT FROM AMNESTY
AMNESTY Between 2014 and 2017 the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) committed war crimes and crimes against...
Invitation to Sign the Petition: Demanding Justice for Husham Alhashimi
This is an effort by activists, and supporters demanding justice for the brutal murder of Husham Alhashimi and the persistent...
German Art Curator Kidnapped in Iraq
Rights activist and art curator Hella Mewis was kidnapped outside her office in Baghdad by unidentified men. The incident is...
Diyala: The Everlasting Battlefield of Iraq
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Zaid Salem – Baghdad The security crisis is getting complicated in Diyala governorate in eastern Iraq. In Diyala,...
Following the Assassination of Dr. Al-Hashemi, We Will Not Allow the Truth to be Assassinated!
A Statement from the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative’s Freedom of Speech Path and Civil Society Organizations The government must...
Reactions to the Assassination of Al-Hashemi and the Urgent Need to Establish an Investigation Commission to Bring Those Responsible to Justice
New Arab Baghdad – Bara al-Shammari The assassination of the Iraqi security expert and researcher, Hisham Al-Hashemi, by gunmen in...
Hawija District: Shadow of Violence, Peace Horizons!
Shadow of Violence, Peace Horizons, a report put together by the Network for Development and Democracy to highlight Hawija district,...