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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...