Thematic Issues

The Military and Security Company “G4S” should leave Basra, Iraqi working sites should be protected by responsible and accountable public security

The Military and Security Company “G4S” should leave Basra, Iraqi working sites should be protected by responsible and accountable public security

 It should not be a passing accident the protest by a group of Iraqi workers against the actions of the...

  • Private Military Companies
Journalist under threat in Basra .. And others targeted in Mosul

Journalist under threat in Basra .. And others targeted in Mosul

Baghdad/ 29Oct 2013   Correspondent “Faiha ” channel in Basra colleague Ahmed Abdul Samad threat of physical liquidation, of unknown persons, unless...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraq’s Oil Police

Iraq’s Oil Police

MONDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2013 NICOLAI DUE-GUNDERSEN It has been a decade since the United States (US) led the invasion of...

  • Private Military Companies
Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest the...

  • Civil Society News
Letter from Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Tahan about the legal position of Ilisu Dam construction

Letter from Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Tahan about the legal position of Ilisu Dam construction

Dear Mr. Ismaeel Greetings: Referring to your message about the legal safeguards for the protection of the marshes, I have...

  • Environment
Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River

Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River

The headquarters of the Iraqi Jurists Union launched a broad campaign to save the Tigris River and the marshes of...

  • Civil Society News
Statement by leaders of the labor movements of Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Palestine attending the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles On the Crisis in Syria and Threat of a Military Attack

Statement by leaders of the labor movements of Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Palestine attending the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles On the Crisis in Syria and Threat of a Military Attack

The following statement reflects the unanimous sentiment of the signatories, who drafted it during the AFL-CIO convention, which they attended...

  • Human Rights
Sports Against Violence: Looking to Sports through another lens

Sports Against Violence: Looking to Sports through another lens

No matter if you play sports alone, as a form of training for your well being or for a race...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
International Activists meet in Baghdad to Discuss Legal Strategies to Protect the Tigris River

International Activists meet in Baghdad to Discuss Legal Strategies to Protect the Tigris River

For Immediate Release-Baghdad 26th of September   Baghdad, Iraq—Once the cradle of civilizations and agricultural haven, now Iraq’s land has...

  • Environment
Iraqi Labour Unions send a Letter to the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Iraqi Labour Unions send a Letter to the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Karen Curtis International Labour Organization August 14, 2013 Dear Ms. Curtis, The unions in Iraq have been advocating actively for...

  • Social and Economic Rights
Press Release: Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader

Press Release: Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader Suleimaniya, Kurdistan-Iraq-August 20th, 2013 Next week...

  • Environment
International Solidarity with the “National Campaign to Abolish Monthly Benefits for Former Members of the Council of Representatives” and with the Campaign’s Decision to Demonstrate on the 31st of August!

International Solidarity with the “National Campaign to Abolish Monthly Benefits for Former Members of the Council of Representatives” and with the Campaign’s Decision to Demonstrate on the 31st of August!

Italy – August 10, 2013 The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) announces its support and solidarity with the National...

  • Nonviolence