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.


Inside Baghdad After Isis Attack: Guns, Rumours and Rising Prices

Inside Baghdad After Isis Attack: Guns, Rumours and Rising Prices

Niqash | Kholoud Ramzi | In Baghdad, embassies are shutting down, the Internet has been turned off, there’s a checkpoint...

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Declaration of the Iraqi Coalition for Freedom of Expression

Declaration of the Iraqi Coalition for Freedom of Expression

An International Conference on Freedom of Expression in the MENA Region took place in Tunis on 28-30 May 2014, organized...

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All talk, No action: Iraqi Kurdistan’s New Freedom of Information Law Toothless!

All talk, No action: Iraqi Kurdistan’s New Freedom of Information Law Toothless!

Niqash | Erbil  Iraqi Kurdistan has a new freedom of information law. Despite being lauded by all local political parties,...

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MOUNTING DANGERS FOR JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ

MOUNTING DANGERS FOR JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ

Reporters Without Borders May 2014 Journalists were the victims of obstruction, threats and violence during Iraq’s 30 April parliamentary elections,...

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Kurdish Journalist Still in Prison in Slemani / Don’t Critizise APO!

Kurdish Journalist Still in Prison in Slemani / Don’t Critizise APO!

ARA News – Urfa, Turkey This is the second time he was arrested. / Syrian journalist detained in Iraqi Kurdistan...

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Freedom of Expression in Iraq is Deteriorating Rapidly. Human Rights Defenders are at Risk and Afraid!

Freedom of Expression in Iraq is Deteriorating Rapidly. Human Rights Defenders are at Risk and Afraid!

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) Rome – April 2014 The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) calls on...

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Authorities turn their sights on journalists

Authorities turn their sights on journalists

Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned about the growing hostility that the Iraqi authorities are displaying towards...

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The Iraqi Presidential Guards Killed A Journalist In Baghdad

The Iraqi Presidential Guards Killed A Journalist In Baghdad

Security guards or militia? A statement by the Press Freedom Advocacy Association Baghdad, 22th of March, 2014 The Press Freedom...

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Second  Festival Of  Iraqi Press: Journalists In Iraq Need Protection !

Second Festival Of Iraqi Press: Journalists In Iraq Need Protection !

By Afrah Shawqi : Middle East newspaper Baghdad Iraqi journalists stressed on the importance of respecting their freedom to express...

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Youth of Iraq: Our personal freedoms are not guaranteed and government authorities are responsible for nearly half of the violations!

Youth of Iraq: Our personal freedoms are not guaranteed and government authorities are responsible for nearly half of the violations!

January 2014 – A new report from Almesalla Organization for Human Resource Development concerning the personal freedoms of Iraqi youth...

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Metro Center: 193 violations against Kurdish journalists in 2013

Metro Center: 193 violations against Kurdish journalists in 2013

Hawar Abdulrazaq, BasNews (Sulaimaniyah): Jan 15, 2014 The Kurdish Journalist Rights Organization (Metro Center) has released its annual report for...

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Journalists in Iraq: their freedoms obliterated by laws and policies while their lives are continually threatened!

Journalists in Iraq: their freedoms obliterated by laws and policies while their lives are continually threatened!

During 2013 members of the press who were killed or injured in Iraq climbed to alarming numbers, while freedom of...

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