Militia Attacks on US Forces in Erbil Challenges Iraqi Government
al-monitor A rocket attack on a US base in northern Iraq is putting pressure on the Iraqi government and challenging...
Thematic Issues
Pope’s Schedule in Iraq Reveals Two Missions
al-monitor In the first-ever papal visit to the country, Pope Francis plans to highlight the plight of Iraq’s dwindling Christian...
Iraq Mourns the First Set of Remains of Yazidi Genocide Victims
AL-MONITOR More than six years after the massacre, before their burial in Sinjar on Feb. 4, Iraqis held a funeral...
Does the threat of militias allied with Iran to Gulf countries affect the efforts of the Kazemi’s government?
Days after the announcement of Iraqi armed platform statement by a militia calling themselves “True Promise of Brigades” related to...
A Journalist Remains Imprisoned in the Kurdistan Region
Sherwan Sherwani, a freelance journalist, is still imprisoned in the Kurdistan Region after Asayish forces arrested him more than two...
Media Observation Report on Iraqi Press Violations 2020
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq The year 2020 was different at all levels, but for the press scene in...
GCHR’s Tenth Periodic Report on Violations During Popular Demonstrations
Gulf Centre for Human Rights This is the tenth periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) about...
GCHR Honours Human Rights Defenders in Iraq at its Second Annual Awards Ceremony
Gulf Center For Human Rights Baghdad – On International Human Rights Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) honoured human...
Angry Demonstrations are Spreading from Sulaymaniyah Province to the Neighboring Cities and Areas
A new round of protests began on December 2 in Sulaymaniyah Governorate and cities surrounding the city of Sulaymaniyah. Demonstrators...
Scrap Bill to Restrict Free Speech.. Lawmakers to Decide on Abusive Cybercrimes Measure
Human Rights Watch Iraqi lawmakers are considering a draft law on information technology crimes that could be used to stifle free...
End Impunity for Murders.. Release All Kidnapped and Detained Peaceful Activists
Amnesty Eight organizations released the following statement today calling on the Iraqi government to investigate the detention of activists and...
The Iraqi government prepared a proposal to resolve the water issue with Turkey
Shafaq News The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani, stressed on Monday that “courtesy” is not allowed at...