Iraqi Activists Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hasankeyf
In more than 15 cities across the world, on the Global Action Day for Hasankeyf (23 September), actions were organized...
Thematic Issues
“Baghdad, the City of Peace” … Young Iraqis Defy Violence
Alhurra On 16 August 2017, at a park on the Tigris River, hundreds of Iraqis gathered to celebrate the seventh...
Training on the Dangers of the Iraqi Cybercrimes Draft Law
A new draft law on cybercrimes will soon be discussed in the Iraqi Parliament. Under this law it would be...
A Mosaic: The Experience of Building Peace, Day by Day
The Aley district is one of the beautiful “green lungs” of Lebanon, a charming hilly area located 15 kilometers south...
The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Reviews the Draft Law of Social Insurance
By ICSSI Secretariat – September 2017 On 9th of September, the Iraqi Women Journalists Forum held a seminar in Baghdad...
Call to “2nd Global Action Day” for Hasankeyf on 23rd September 2017!
Initiative to keep Hasankeyf Alive, 30 August 2017 We call activists, social movements, NGO’s and all others in the world...
The Kurdistan Regional Government Halts Local Broadcasting of the NRT Channel
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq 28/8/2017 The Directorate of Media, Printing and Publishing in Erbil, within the Ministry of...
New Draft Law Threatens Freedom of Expression on the Internet
Iraqi Women Journalist Forum and Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 28 August 2017 On 26 August 2017, the Iraqi...
Free and Open Public Discourse in Iraqi Kurdistan is Under Threat
Human rights report by Christian Peacemaker Team, August 2017 (Full report can be downloaded in pdf here) Current situation surrounding...
Rocks in Hasankeyf Destroyed by Explosives – Destruction Enters New Phase
Press release by the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive 21 August 2017 With the demolition of human formed rocks...
Neighbourhood Tactics: Smaller Protests in Baghdad Get Bigger Results
Ibrahim Saleh, NIQASH In Iraq, the temperature this summer has often risen to higher than 50 degrees Centigrade. Meanwhile electricity...
A Training for Humat Dijlah Activists in Preparation for a Regional Water Forum
Following a strategy meeting in April 2017 with river activists from Iraq, Turkey and Iran, Save the Tigris Campaign announced...