Water Transfer Projects Threaten the Lesser Zab!
savethetigris Save the Tigris Campaign is a coalition of civil society organisations from nine countries concerned with water justice in...
Thematic Issues
What Does It Mean to Continue Demonstrations?
Falah-Mousa Iraq and Lebanon have political diversity that distinguishes them from many Arab countries. What makes that diversity special is...
Statement: “Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders NOW!”
A joint statement of the ICSSI and the newly launched campaign “Protect Iraqi HRDs NOW!“ on the sentences imposed on...
Iraqi Kurdistan Sentenced 5 Journalists and Activists to 6 Years in Prison
kirkuknow Erbil court sentenced five journalists and civil activists from Erbil and Duhok for charges of “spying and attempts of...
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...
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...