Peacebuilding


Campaign to Abolish Retirement Pay for Members of Parliament Scores a Major Victory!

Campaign to Abolish Retirement Pay for Members of Parliament Scores a Major Victory!

The Campaign to Abolish Retirement Pay for Members of Parliament Scores a Major Victory and Takes a Step to Form...

  • Civil Society News
Resolution of Anbar crisis requires security, political coordination

Resolution of Anbar crisis requires security, political coordination

Author Mushreq AbbasPosted January 3, 2014 Translator(s)Kamal Fayad Al-Monitor  When the Iraqi army marched on the Anbar desert on Dec....

  • Nonviolence
Investigate Violence at Protest Camp

Investigate Violence at Protest Camp

Human Rights Watch , JANUARY 4, 2014 Fighting Erupts in Anbar Province After Security Forces, Protesters Clash “The facts of the...

  • Nonviolence
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
Baghdad hosts the first Iraqi Social Forum and does not surrender to violence

Baghdad hosts the first Iraqi Social Forum and does not surrender to violence

ICSSI, 1st of August 2013 When they started preparations, local organizers of the Iraqi Social forum (ISF) were hoping to...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
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
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
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
From Baghdad to Boston, We Reject Violence!

From Baghdad to Boston, We Reject Violence!

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative [ICSSI] and the Baghdad Marathon want to extend our condolences to the families of...

  • Nonviolence
Human Rights Defenders in Iraq Pay the Most!

Human Rights Defenders in Iraq Pay the Most!

The Iraq Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expresses its deep condolences to the families of the civil activists that were...

  • Human Rights
International Women’s Day in Kurdistan-A year’s review

International Women’s Day in Kurdistan-A year’s review

By: Johanna Rivera, she works at ICSSI and as a volunteer for People Development Association, which is one of Zhiyan...

  • Human Rights
Baghdadi Organizations Visit the Sit-in in Ramadi and Support Their Demands

Baghdadi Organizations Visit the Sit-in in Ramadi and Support Their Demands

Solidarity with the protests in Anbar, calls for international organizations to visit the protestors and the demonstrations are prevented from...

  • Nonviolence