Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters
Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Iraqi security forces have used excessive and unnecessary lethal force in...
Thematic Issues
Water Must Not be Used as a Weapon of War: Refrain from Civilian and Environmental Harm in Northeast Syria!
Statement by Save the Tigris Campaign, 12 October 2019 On 9 October, Turkey started a military offensive in northeast Syria....
With the Flag and a Phone, Young Protesters Surprise Iraq’s Politicians and Political Parties with the Power of their Message
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative 8 October 2019 The 1 October uprising, which began in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, is...
Iraq: Authorities must immediately rein in security forces and protect freedoms of assembly and expression
Amnesty International The Iraqi government must immediately order security forces to stop using excessive, including lethal, force against protesters and...
Anti-Government Protests, Some of Which Centered on the Dismissal of a Heroic General, Symbolize Both Iraq’s Hope for a New Unity and the Negative Impact of US-Iran Tensions.
Mustafa Habib –Niqash Protests by Sunni Muslim residents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in support of a Shiite...
Nonviolent Popular Protests Erupt Again in Iraq
Lastest update – Saturday, October 5 -Police forces and snipers deployed at high buildings, committing a massacre against young protesters:...
Building the Network of Water Activists in Basra
It’s been one year since the city of Basra was rocked by large-scale protests following a major pollution crisis in...
A Training Prepares Young Men and Women to Protect the Rich Cultural Heritage in Dhi Qar
September 2019 The cultural heritage of any country is a powerful force, one that operates at many levels. Economically, it...
Fallujah Peace Forum Holds a Training on the Role of Women in Peacemaking
On September 4-5, the Peace Forum in Fallujah, in cooperation with the Kahramana masar (path) of the Iraqi Social Forum...
Sports Against Violence Organizes a Training on Peace Building And Prevention of Violent Extremism
From 12-14 September, 17 young activists gathered at the Iraqi Social Forum to take part in a successful training given...
Iraqi journalists blacklist politicians who attack them
Al-MONITOR Mustafa Saadoun Some Iraqi journalists are attempting to limit repeated attacks against them in peaceful and legal ways in...
Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment
Water Fannack Author: Sara Manisera Reviewer : Juliane Schillinger The year 2018 was marked by a severe drought in Iraq, a formerly water-rich...