Peaceful Protest


Clashes Result in 2 Martyrs and Dozens Wounded

Clashes Result in 2 Martyrs and Dozens Wounded

New Arab Baghdad – Bara Al-Shammari, Salam Al-Jaf 25 February 2020 Clashes between Iraqi demonstrators and Iraqi security forces in...

  • Nonviolence
Feminist Marches Take to the Streets of Iraq, Directly Challenging Social Norms

Feminist Marches Take to the Streets of Iraq, Directly Challenging Social Norms

Women of the Najaf governorate in southern Iraq organized a large feminist demonstration on Wednesday, 19 February. Women came together,...

  • Freedoms
The Young Iraqis Fighting for a Modern, Independent Nation

The Young Iraqis Fighting for a Modern, Independent Nation

New Statesman America BY: QUENTIN SOMMERVILLE For decades the country has been brutalised by dictatorship, war, corruption and unemployment. Now...

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Iraqi Protests Blush Pink as Feminists Flood Streets

Iraqi Protests Blush Pink as Feminists Flood Streets

BAGHDAD — Al-monitor Feminists in pink and purple marched on Feb. 13 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Nasiriyah and other cities in the south....

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USLAW Solidarity Statement With Iraqi Unions And Civil Society

USLAW Solidarity Statement With Iraqi Unions And Civil Society

February 7, 2020 To Our Sisters and Brothers in the Iraqi Trade Union and Civil Society Movements: We in U.S....

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Iraqi Protests Swell Despite Clash With Sadrist Supporters

Iraqi Protests Swell Despite Clash With Sadrist Supporters

IRAQ PULSE – Gilgamesh Nabeel  3 February 2020 After withdrawing his support for the protests, controversial populist Shiite cleric Muqtada...

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Iraqi Security Forces Use Hunting Weapons on Demonstrators

Iraqi Security Forces Use Hunting Weapons on Demonstrators

AlAraby Baghdad- Zaid Salim 30 January 2020 The continued crackdown by the Iraqi security forces against demonstrators in Baghdad and...

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Iraq Uprising: Violence Escalates as Protesters in Kut and Najaf are Killed and Wounded

Iraq Uprising: Violence Escalates as Protesters in Kut and Najaf are Killed and Wounded

AlArabi AlJadeed – Bara’a Al-Shammari Iraqi protests have escalated in the city of Kut, the center of Wasit Governorate (central...

  • Nonviolence
Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

ICSSI Intervention in a hearing about Iraq before the Italian Foreign affairs commission Rome – January 2020 In the streets...

  • Civil Society News
Four Scenes From Iraqi Reality

Four Scenes From Iraqi Reality

85 days, 485 martyrs, 19,000 wounded, 11 governorates galvanized to act, and the nonviolent protest movement in Iraq, known as...

  • Nonviolence
Iraq Is the First Arab Country to Stop Sexual Harassment

Iraq Is the First Arab Country to Stop Sexual Harassment

SPUTNIK Thousands of girls — alone, in groups, with their classmates and co-workers — walked with pride and strength down...

  • Nonviolence
‘Too Early to be Happy’: Iraq’s Fate Hangs in Balance After PM’s Exit

‘Too Early to be Happy’: Iraq’s Fate Hangs in Balance After PM’s Exit

TRTWORLD Iraqi protesters are concerned whether Prime Minister Mahdi’s replacement will be acceptable to the nation, while experts warn that...

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