Freedom of Expression

Campaign struggling for the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Iraq, and for the respect of international standards by the Iraqi government.


Joint Call by the Federation of Arab Journalists and ICSSI

Joint Call by the Federation of Arab Journalists and ICSSI

The Federation of Arab Journalists and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) join forces in a united appeal to...

  • Freedom of Expression
World Youth Day in Iraq: What about the “Vision 2030”?

World Youth Day in Iraq: What about the “Vision 2030”?

Published by PIHN Campaign | Observatory to Protect Human Rights Defenders in Iraq –12 August 2025 On World Youth Day,...

  • Freedom of Expression
Solidarity of FLC CGIL with the Demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah

Solidarity of FLC CGIL with the Demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah

Federation of Knowledge Workers of the Italian General Confederation of Labour [FLC CGIL] expresses its solidarity and closeness to the...

  • Freedom of Association
Joint Statement: Serious Escalation in Sulaymaniyah and Suppression of Freedom of Expression and Assembly

Joint Statement: Serious Escalation in Sulaymaniyah and Suppression of Freedom of Expression and Assembly

June 26, 2025 The Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now (PIHN) campaign and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) express deep concern over...

  • Freedom of Expression
GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

18 March 2025: The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has published its periodic report on human rights violations in...

  • Civil Society News
A statement issued by the Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates and the Iraqi Labor Council regarding the proposed law on “Regulating Trade Union Work for Workers and Employees.”

A statement issued by the Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates and the Iraqi Labor Council regarding the proposed law on “Regulating Trade Union Work for Workers and Employees.”

To the people of our nation, to our brave workers,A statement issued byThe Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates...

  • Civil Society News
Solidarity Statement on Protests in Nassiriyah

Solidarity Statement on Protests in Nassiriyah

Dhi Qar Governorate has witnessed a significant escalation in protests following a broad wave of arrests targeting activists, increasing the...

  • Civil Society News
A exhibition of art that depicts Iraq’s reality

A exhibition of art that depicts Iraq’s reality

The eighth Tarkib’s festival for modern arts has begun. This festival is a very unique type of the festivals that...

  • Freedom of Expression
Hundreds of furious protestors are overrunning the Iraqi Cities!

Hundreds of furious protestors are overrunning the Iraqi Cities!

Spontaneous demonstrations have been going on since yesterday evening, 20 July, in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra, Karbala...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Hanaa Edwar speech – in front of the United Nations Security Council

Hanaa Edwar speech – in front of the United Nations Security Council

“As a defender of human rights and an activist for many years in iraq. I worked with my colleagues tirelessly...

  • Democracy
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...

  • Civil Society News
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...

  • Civil Society News