Peaceful Protest


Mounting Toll in Iraq Protests as Internet Cut Again

Mounting Toll in Iraq Protests as Internet Cut Again

Baghdad (AFP) | November 5, 2019 A mounting death toll in Baghdad and across southern Iraq coupled with reimposed internet...

  • Freedoms
Human Rights Violations Ongoing: UN Second Special Report on Protests in Iraq

Human Rights Violations Ongoing: UN Second Special Report on Protests in Iraq

UNAMI – Baghdad, 5 November 2019 UNAMI has found that serious human rights violations and abuses continued to occur during...

  • Freedoms
Iraq: Gruesome String of Fatalities as New Tear Gas Grenades Pierce Protesters’ Skulls

Iraq: Gruesome String of Fatalities as New Tear Gas Grenades Pierce Protesters’ Skulls

Amnesty International CONTENT WARNING: Some of the information and imagery below is very graphic and some users might find them disturbing....

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Iraq: Educators Join Nationwide Demonstration

Iraq: Educators Join Nationwide Demonstration

Education International The Iraqi Teachers’ Union called for a four-day strike starting on 28 October in solidarity with demonstrators urging...

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The October Demonstrations in Iraq Raise Questions about the Credibility of Its Democracy, a New Report Monitors Violations Against the Demonstrators

The October Demonstrations in Iraq Raise Questions about the Credibility of Its Democracy, a New Report Monitors Violations Against the Demonstrators

How did the demonstrations in Iraq begin? Who started the protests? Why are they happening now? What was the government’s...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters

Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters

Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Iraqi security forces have used excessive and unnecessary lethal force in...

  • Freedom of Expression
Basra: Between demonstrating as a constitutional right, and entering the tunnel of procrastination

Basra: Between demonstrating as a constitutional right, and entering the tunnel of procrastination

The protest movement and demonstrations in Basra continued for years because of poor services and instability in the city. But...

  • Human Rights
Water Uprising in Basra: 15 Protestors Lose Their Lives and Political Alliances Are Redrawn

Water Uprising in Basra: 15 Protestors Lose Their Lives and Political Alliances Are Redrawn

Arabic | عربي Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative 11 September, 2018 “Try to drink tap water from anywhere here if...

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