The Assassinations and Repression of Protesters Must Stop Immediately
A call to hold accountable all those who violate Iraqis’ human rights Since the earliest days of the October Revolution...
Nonviolence
News and informations about active nonviolence actions led and organised by Iraqi civil society and popular protests in Iraq
UN: Accountability for Human Rights Violations During Peaceful Protests is Key
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS – OHCHR BAGHDAD/GENEVA, 27 August 2020 – Despite promising steps by the current Government of Iraq...
Activists continue to be killed in Basra
AlMonitor The killing of an Iraqi activist in Basra took place even as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was visiting...
Iraq: Sixth periodic report on violations during popular demonstrations
Nine months after the October 2019 demonstrations, human rights violations are still being committed against peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad and...
Protests Begin Again in Southern Iraq as the Government Prepares to Count and Honor Victims of the Demonstrations
New Arab Baghdad – Bara Al-Shammari 18 May 2020 As tensions rise between nonviolent Al-Kazemis and the Iraqi security forces...
Security Forces in Iraqi Kurdistan Detain 8 Journalists in Duhok Covering Protest; Charge 4
The Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ New York, May 18, 2020 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the...
Iraq’s New Government Must Deliver on Promises to End Impunity for Deaths and Human Rights Violations of the Protesters
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) has supported the non-violent protesters who have been demonstrating since October 1, 2019...
Walking Arts and the Musical Ensemble Mshakht Connect People During the Pandemic
Associazione Ya Basta For the past 30 years, moving freely around Iraq has been particularly difficult, as in all countries...
Building Solidarity with Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Time of the Coronavirus
With one of the world’s largest populations of migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of whom live in...
Building Solidarity Among Teachers and Students in the Time of COVID-19
No nation will enjoy security, democracy, and human rights if it fails in educating its next generation to assume informed...
Economic and Political Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Beyond the unprecedented challenges to their healthcare systems, nations also face extraordinary economic and political impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic....
Balancing Washington and Tehran will be the Biggest Test for the Upcoming Kazemi Government
The New Arab Baghdad – Bara Al-Shammari 11 April 2020 The newly designated Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, did not...