Thematic Issues


Freedom of Expression and the Work of Civil Society Organizations  During COVID-19 with a Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Freedom of Expression and the Work of Civil Society Organizations During COVID-19 with a Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Access to accurate information, a free press, and freedom of expression are vital to democracy and the health of civil...

  • Freedom of Expression
Workers’ Rights and Freedom of Syndicates During COVID-19

Workers’ Rights and Freedom of Syndicates During COVID-19

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) continues its live webinars: this time with a particular focus on Iraqi Kurdistan,...

  • Kurdistan Social Forum (KSF)
On Earth Day, a new report tracks the reality and challenges of the environment in Iraq

On Earth Day, a new report tracks the reality and challenges of the environment in Iraq

On the occasion of World Earth Day, which occurred on April 22, the Information Center for Research and Development issued...

  • Environment
Iraq: An Exhausted Healthcare Sector Needs a Brighter Horizon

Iraq: An Exhausted Healthcare Sector Needs a Brighter Horizon

On World Health Day World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under...

  • Thematic Issues
Kurdistan Iraq: What is Solidarity in the Time of the Coronavirus Epidemic?

Kurdistan Iraq: What is Solidarity in the Time of the Coronavirus Epidemic?

Freedom of Expression and Civil Society During COVID-19. The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) continues its live webinars:  this...

  • Civil Society News
The Foresight and Vision of the Shakofyan Development and Cultural Organization

The Foresight and Vision of the Shakofyan Development and Cultural Organization

The emerging COVID-!9 crisis in Anbar province: impacts and responses The announcement by the World Health Organization on 11 March...

  • Civil Society News
A Wave of Violence Against Women in Iraq

A Wave of Violence Against Women in Iraq

Baghdad – NAS Manar Ezz Al-Din Once again, the Domestic Violence Law has returned to forefront of public debate following...

  • Thematic Issues
Social and Political Role of Girls and Woman in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Social and Political Role of Girls and Woman in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The She Revolution group held its first webinar on 6 April, entitled “The Social and Political Role of Girls and...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Building Solidarity with Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Time of the Coronavirus

Building Solidarity with Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Time of the Coronavirus

With one of the world’s largest populations of migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of whom live in...

  • Civil Society News
Building Solidarity Among Teachers and Students in the Time of COVID-19

Building Solidarity Among Teachers and Students in the Time of COVID-19

No nation will enjoy security, democracy, and human rights if it fails in educating its next generation to assume informed...

  • Civil Society News
Economic and Political Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Economic and Political Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Beyond the unprecedented challenges to their healthcare systems, nations also face extraordinary economic and political impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic....

  • Civil Society News
Girls and Women Caught Between Domestic Violence and Quarantine

Girls and Women Caught Between Domestic Violence and Quarantine

Our fears have become reality: domestic violence is steadily increasing after the implementation of social distancing rules and the quarantine....

  • Anti-Domestic Violence