Weaponizing Water: Forced Evictions and Ecocide in the Iraqi Marshlands
An article by Issamaldeen A. Majed Originally published on 20 May 2026 by Peace Human Rights Governance, University of Padua,...
Thematic Issues
Statement – An Urgent Call for Justice and Protection of Women and Girls in Iraq
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – ICSSI May 15, 2026 The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its profound...
Public Statement: Condemning the Targeting of Environmental Defenders and the Undermining of Constitutional Freedoms in Maysan Governorate
Iraq – Maysan | April 29, 2026 The undersigned organizations follow with grave concern the systematic escalation against environmental activist...
The collective body of govend: Kurdish dance, belonging, and resistance
In many contexts, dancing is associated with celebration, festivity, and the intimacy of a community coming together. But there are...
A Conversation with Youth of Sumud in Masafer Yatta: Activism, Daily Life, and the Death Penalty Law
Written by Aïcha Bentbelkheir In Masafer Yatta and its surrounding villages in the South Hebron Hills, a group of young...
Akitu: Identity, Land, Heritage, and Resilience
Akitu has begun again this year.To mark this new edition, we are sharing a piece emerging from a conversation between...
Water and Women: When a Drop of Water Becomes a Matter of Justice
By Lodya Remon, an Iraqi feminist and environmental activist. With the start of Water Week, the discussion about water transcends...
Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code
Published in: Human Rights Watch & Jummar Media – February 24, 2026 Wrote by Sarah Sanbar Iraq Researcher, Middle East...
ICSSI Echoes the Call by Humat Dijla & the PIHN Campaign
In light of the recent alarming developments, the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) fully supports and echoes the statements...
ICSSI Statement on the Assassination of Yanar Mohammed
ICSSI is devastated by the killing of Yanar Mohammed, President and co-founder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq...
From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide
Ashjan Ajour This article was published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2025). Available here...
Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril
This article was published on the official website of Amnesty International on 1 October 2025.The original text in English can...