Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now!

Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now! (PIHN) is a civil society campaign working to protect human rights defenders, journalists, and civic activists in Iraq. Through documentation, public reporting, solidarity statements, and advocacy, the campaign responds to threats, repression, and restrictions on freedom of expression and civic action. Its work is currently reflected and expanded through the 7oqoq Observatory, a platform dedicated to monitoring violations and supporting defenders at risk.
Visit the website: https://7oqoq.org/


Iraq: Arbitrary detention of human rights defender Hemin Mamand

Iraq: Arbitrary detention of human rights defender Hemin Mamand

Front line defenders On 24 March 2020, human rights defender Hemin Mamand was arrested by the police of the Kurdistan...

  • Human Rights
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
The Iraqi Government Must Not Arrest Nonviolent Human Rights Defenders in Baghdad

The Iraqi Government Must Not Arrest Nonviolent Human Rights Defenders in Baghdad

Baghdad, 13 December (first posted) UPDATE: 21 December 2019 Omar and Salman have been released on bail provided by family members....

  • Freedom of Expression
Call for the Immediate Release of 2 Activists!

Call for the Immediate Release of 2 Activists!

Baghdad Salman Kairallah Al-Mansoori and Omar Kadhem Al-Amri, two Iraqi activists for human and environmental rights, have disappeared in Baghdad...

  • Human Rights
On International Human Rights Day, Dangerous Escalation Against Human Rights Defenders and Activists in Iraq

On International Human Rights Day, Dangerous Escalation Against Human Rights Defenders and Activists in Iraq

STATEMENT by Human Rights Defenders Human rights defenders and activists were killed, kidnapped and shot at in Iraq on International...

  • Human Rights
Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests, 7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests, 7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – At least seven people, including a boy of 16, were reported missing since October 7...

  • Freedom of Expression
Women in Iraq Defiantly Take to the Streets Despite Fears they ‘Could Die at Any Moment’

Women in Iraq Defiantly Take to the Streets Despite Fears they ‘Could Die at Any Moment’

Female activists speak in Baghdad about why there are more women protesting than ever before Pesha Magid – Independent As...

  • Freedom of Expression
Peaceful Activities Continue Despite Bullets from the Government

Peaceful Activities Continue Despite Bullets from the Government

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative 25 November 2019 Since 1 October, peaceful demonstrators have been out on the streets...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraqi Human Rights Defenders: Challenges They Face and Support They Need

Iraqi Human Rights Defenders: Challenges They Face and Support They Need

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) Overview Since the beginning of October 2019, there have been widespread nonviolent protests...

  • Human Rights
Shiite Protesters Get Broad Backing Throughout Iraq

Shiite Protesters Get Broad Backing Throughout Iraq

ِAl-Monitor – Saad Salloum The crowd in Baghdad’s Mohammed al-Qasim Street on Oct. 31 was not caused solely by a street vendor selling...

  • Human Rights
The Fight for a New Iraq

The Fight for a New Iraq

By Mina Al-Oraibi – The New York Times Protests and the violent response of the government have shredded the myth of...

  • Freedom of Expression
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