The Mashufna Cultural Center Opens in Nasiriya: a New Resource for Civil Society
The inscription in 2016 of the Marshlands into the UNESCO World Heritage List was an important milestone for Iraq, which...
Save the Tigris and Marshes
Save the Tigris and Marshes is a civil society campaign advocating for the protection of the Tigris-Euphrates river basin and the Mesopotamian Marshes. Over time, the initiative has grown into an international advocacy platform working on water justice, ecological protection, and the democratic governance of water resources across Iraq and the wider Mesopotamian region. Today, the campaign continues its work through the Save the Tigris Foundation, based in the Netherlands.
Website: https://savethetigris.org
Swimming Expedition calls for Protection of Lake Dukan
Dukan Lake in Sulaymaniyah Governorate is one of the most popular picnick spots in the Kurdistan Region. The cost to...
Iraqi Activists Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hasankeyf
In more than 15 cities across the world, on the Global Action Day for Hasankeyf (23 September), actions were organized...
Call to “2nd Global Action Day” for Hasankeyf on 23rd September 2017!
Initiative to keep Hasankeyf Alive, 30 August 2017 We call activists, social movements, NGO’s and all others in the world...
Rocks in Hasankeyf Destroyed by Explosives – Destruction Enters New Phase
Press release by the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive 21 August 2017 With the demolition of human formed rocks...
A Training for Humat Dijlah Activists in Preparation for a Regional Water Forum
Following a strategy meeting in April 2017 with river activists from Iraq, Turkey and Iran, Save the Tigris Campaign announced...
Equal Water Shares for the Peoples of Iraq and Iran – A Call for Collaboration to Preserve the Shared Rivers!
Press statement by the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign 1 August 2017 Recently, dams have been seriously affecting...
Lessons Not Learned: Turkey’s Ilisu Dam
A report published by International Displacement Monitoring Centre, Published 18 July 2017 “Case study series dam displacement“ This series addresses...
Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan’s Lone Water Keeper
Maaz Farhan, NIQASH, 19/07/2017 Iraqi Kurdistan could have a serious water problem by 2025, authorities say. One Sulaymaniyah man is...
After Cutting of Water Flows, Iraqis Turn to Protest against Iranian Dams
This week, a group of protesters demonstrated near the Iranian Consulate in Sulaymaniyah. Their issue: Iranian dams that have stemmed...
The Border Wetlands of Iran-Iraq: an Environmental Crisis with Regional Consequences
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign For years experts have warned of the destructive impact of Iran’s policies of...
Protest against Bresser at its Dutch Headquarters: Withdraw from Relocation of Hasankeyf Monuments
+++ DEM-NED (Council of Communities from Kurdistan in Netherlands) +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, Turkey +++ Hasankeyf Matters, Turkey...