Thematic Issues


Is Another Iraq Possible?

Is Another Iraq Possible?

As I sit in front of my computer, reading the news about the escalation in violence in Iraq, my heart...

  • Democracy
Rivers Unite, Dams Divide: A Struggle to Protect Rivers and Preserve Life

Rivers Unite, Dams Divide: A Struggle to Protect Rivers and Preserve Life

“The struggle of the Mapuche, Hasankeyf and the Indigenous people of the Amazon, is a struggle to preserve the planet”...

  • Environment
Demonstration of employees in the Ministry of Commerce

Demonstration of employees in the Ministry of Commerce

28/05/2013 Dozens of male and female workers of the Ministry of Commerce’s companies and sections organized an open sit-in at...

  • Social and Economic Rights
International Activists Block Ilısu Dam Construction Site

International Activists Block Ilısu Dam Construction Site

Press Release: International Activists Block Ilisu Dam Construction Site Source: Damocracy Representative from the Save the Tigris Campaign  participated in...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
There is no “crime”, Drop the Charges!

There is no “crime”, Drop the Charges!

ICSSI – May the 3rd  2013 The legal case against the trade unionist and human rights defender, Hassan Juma Awad...

  • Social and Economic Rights
In Iraqi Kurdistan Those Who Murder Women Go Free

In Iraqi Kurdistan Those Who Murder Women Go Free

“There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. And we are here for the long haul.” –...

  • Human Rights
Meet Me in Hasankeyf: Culture, People and Politics in Hasankeyf

Meet Me in Hasankeyf: Culture, People and Politics in Hasankeyf

After our session on global solidarity against water grabs, I headed to south east Turkey, to the region where the...

  • Environment
Journalists in Iraq risk their lives and “Journalists Rights Law” needs amendments

Journalists in Iraq risk their lives and “Journalists Rights Law” needs amendments

On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the head of the UN mission in Iraq Martin Kobler reported...

  • Freedom of Expression
Women Groups in Suleimaniya Demand an End to the Patriarchal System

Women Groups in Suleimaniya Demand an End to the Patriarchal System

“Darperwary bo Mamosta Sakar” –Justice for Mamosta Sakar Last week, on Monday, April 22nd, women groups demonstrated in front of...

  • Iraqi Voices
Iraqi and International NGOs Appeal for Justice in the Case of Jalal Dhiab

Iraqi and International NGOs Appeal for Justice in the Case of Jalal Dhiab

ICSSI joins the call for justice from local and International Organizations in iraq. We join the call from IKV Pax...

  • Human Rights
Women Rights Activists in Kurdistan: March 8th-No for Bargaining on Women’s Rights

Women Rights Activists in Kurdistan: March 8th-No for Bargaining on Women’s Rights

More than 150 activists and members of civil society gathered for March 8th Celebration in Suleimaniya under the slogan of...

  • Human Rights
Latest News from Unions Supporting Workers Rights in Iraq

Latest News from Unions Supporting Workers Rights in Iraq

Latest video about Hassan Juma’a from USLAW  More and more people are signing the letter and writing about workers rights...

  • Human Rights