Kurdistan Social Forum Fully Supports the Protests of Teachers and Public Employees
Statement by the Kurdistan Social Forum on the recent protests in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq The people of the...
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.
Providing a Secure Environment for Defenders of Free Speech in the KRI
One of the main goals of the Kurdistan Social Forum has been to monitor and improve freedom of expression in...
Urgent Call Upon the Iraqi Authorities in Baghdad and Kurdistan to Investigate The Killing of The Journalist Arkan Sharif
02 November 2017 We urgently call upon the Iraqi authorities both in Baghdad and Kurdistan to investigate the killing of...
Reviewing the Draft Law on Freedom of Expression in Iraq
The Iraqi parliament is currently working on a freedom of expression draft law. This legislation contains several articles which civil...
Training on the Dangers of the Iraqi Cybercrimes Draft Law
A new draft law on cybercrimes will soon be discussed in the Iraqi Parliament. Under this law it would be...
The Kurdistan Regional Government Halts Local Broadcasting of the NRT Channel
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq 28/8/2017 The Directorate of Media, Printing and Publishing in Erbil, within the Ministry of...
New Draft Law Threatens Freedom of Expression on the Internet
Iraqi Women Journalist Forum and Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 28 August 2017 On 26 August 2017, the Iraqi...
Free and Open Public Discourse in Iraqi Kurdistan is Under Threat
Human rights report by Christian Peacemaker Team, August 2017 (Full report can be downloaded in pdf here) Current situation surrounding...
Newly-Founded Kurdistan Social Forum is Offering Legal Support to Activists
In advance of its first annual event later this year the Kurdistan Social Forum (KSF), founded in September 2016, is...
Activists Convince Parliament to Withdraw a Law on Freedom of Expression, But Iraqis’ Rights are Still Threatened!
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, 23 May 2017 Iraqi civil society activists successfully pressured the Iraqi parliament to withdraw its...
Civil Society Demands Accountability for the Kidnapping and Torture of 7 Students in Baghdad – International Solidarity Needed Now
Very early in the morning of May 8th, an armed group wearing civilian clothes and driving an SUV with tinted...
Hanaa Edwar:A Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression
GULF Center for Human Rights (Cairo, Beirut – 16 May 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI),...