Nonviolence

News and informations about active nonviolence actions led and organised by Iraqi civil society and popular protests in Iraq


INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY: DISARM TURKEY, END BOMBINGS ON KURDISTAN

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY: DISARM TURKEY, END BOMBINGS ON KURDISTAN

Together with NGOs, we campaign for peace Activist Bianca Farsetti DIRE Matera, Italy – “On 17th April, the day on...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR Introduction This is the seventeenth report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) which covers the reality of...

  • Freedom of Expression
Al-Wazani’s Killing Sparks a New Wave of Protests to Demand Justice for the Victims of the October Uprising

Al-Wazani’s Killing Sparks a New Wave of Protests to Demand Justice for the Victims of the October Uprising

Iraqi activist Ihab Al-Wazni on Sunday, 9th of May, became a new victim in a wave of targeted killings in...

  • Iraqi Voices
Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

GCHR This is the 14th periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on human rights violations in Iraq....

  • Freedom of Expression
What Does It Mean to Continue Demonstrations?

What Does It Mean to Continue Demonstrations?

Falah-Mousa Iraq and Lebanon have political diversity that distinguishes them from many Arab countries. What makes that diversity special is...

  • Nonviolence
GCHR’s Tenth Periodic Report on Violations During Popular Demonstrations

GCHR’s Tenth Periodic Report on Violations During Popular Demonstrations

Gulf Centre for Human Rights This is the tenth periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) about...

  • Freedom of Expression
Angry Demonstrations are Spreading from Sulaymaniyah Province to the Neighboring Cities and Areas

Angry Demonstrations are Spreading from Sulaymaniyah Province to the Neighboring Cities and Areas

A new round of protests began on December 2 in Sulaymaniyah Governorate and cities surrounding the city of Sulaymaniyah. Demonstrators...

  • Nonviolence
End Impunity for Murders.. Release All Kidnapped and Detained Peaceful Activists

End Impunity for Murders.. Release All Kidnapped and Detained Peaceful Activists

Amnesty Eight organizations released the following statement today calling on the Iraqi government to investigate the detention of activists and...

  • Nonviolence
Nasiriya: Hundreds of Demonstrators Return to Al-Haboubi Square Following Deadly Attacks by Sadr’s Supporters

Nasiriya: Hundreds of Demonstrators Return to Al-Haboubi Square Following Deadly Attacks by Sadr’s Supporters

The New Arab After maneuvering their way through streets that were closed off by security forces, hundreds of Iraqi youth...

  • Nonviolence
After the Government Ejects Protesters from Tahrir Square, New Protests Erupt Demanding Payment of Government Employees’ Salaries

After the Government Ejects Protesters from Tahrir Square, New Protests Erupt Demanding Payment of Government Employees’ Salaries

“Paintings and pictures of martyrs and revolutionary slogans” are all that remain in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, after the government decided...

  • Nonviolence
Thousands of Protesters Return to Squares on the First Anniversary of the October Uprising

Thousands of Protesters Return to Squares on the First Anniversary of the October Uprising

Yesterday in Baghdad, on the first anniversary of the October Uprising, thousands of young protesters gathered in the demonstration squares...

  • Nonviolence
Police Officers Detained on Accusations of Violently Suppressing Demonstrators — What about Militias?

Police Officers Detained on Accusations of Violently Suppressing Demonstrators — What about Militias?

The new Arab Baghdad Anthem Saif al-deen On Thursday, the judicial authority in Iraq announced that it has detained a...

  • Nonviolence