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...
Thematic Issues
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...
Iraqi President’s Speech at UN’s Climate Ambition Summit 2020: Iraq is Moving into a New, Greener Era
IRAQI PRESIDENCY On Saturday, December 12, 2020, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, announced that Iraq was...
Parliament Moves to Pass a “Cybercrimes Law” Protesters March Denouncing the “Law to Silence Expression”
After failing to pass a cybercrimes law during the governments of al-Maliki, al-Abadi and Abdul-Mahdi, the Iraqi parliament is trying...
Nasiriya: Hundreds of Demonstrators Return to Al-Haboubi Square Following Deadly Attacks by Sadr’s Supporters
The New Arab After maneuvering their way through streets that were closed off by security forces, hundreds of Iraqi youth...
After the Government Ejects Protesters from Tahrir Square, New Protests Erupt Demanding Payment of Government Employees’ Salaries
“Paintings and pictures of martyrs and revolutionary slogans” are all that remain in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, after the government decided...
Thousands of Protesters Return to Squares on the First Anniversary of the October Uprising
Yesterday in Baghdad, on the first anniversary of the October Uprising, thousands of young protesters gathered in the demonstration squares...
Traditional Boats Adorn the Tigris River to Celebrate the Efforts of Medical Personnel in Confronting COVID
After a five-month pause due to the nationwide quarantine and other preventive measures in place to stop the spread of...
Women in Iraq: From Revolution to Corona
On 5 September 2020, the She Revolution group held a webinar during the Norwegian Social Forum called “Women in Iraq...
Iraqi Citizens and Government Debate a New Domestic Violence Law As Family Violence Increases
As cases of violence against women and children continue to increase, supporters and opponents of a new law to protect...