Peacebuilding


Do the Iraqi Youth Protests of 1 October Represent a Nonviolent Movement?

Do the Iraqi Youth Protests of 1 October Represent a Nonviolent Movement?

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 18 October 2019 The uprising of 1 October, which was launched from Tahrir...

  • Nonviolence
Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters

Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters

Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Iraqi security forces have used excessive and unnecessary lethal force in...

  • Freedom of Expression
With the Flag and a Phone, Young Protesters Surprise Iraq’s Politicians and Political Parties with the Power of their Message

With the Flag and a Phone, Young Protesters Surprise Iraq’s Politicians and Political Parties with the Power of their Message

Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative 8 October 2019 The 1 October uprising, which began in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, is...

  • Iraqi Voices
Anti-Government Protests, Some of Which Centered ​on the Dismissal of a Heroic General, Symbolize Both Iraq’s Hope for a New Unity and the Negative Impact of US-Iran Tensions.

Anti-Government Protests, Some of Which Centered ​on the Dismissal of a Heroic General, Symbolize Both Iraq’s Hope for a New Unity and the Negative Impact of US-Iran Tensions.

Mustafa Habib –Niqash Protests by Sunni Muslim residents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in support of a Shiite...

  • Nonviolence
Nonviolent Popular Protests Erupt Again in Iraq

Nonviolent Popular Protests Erupt Again in Iraq

Lastest update – Saturday, October 5 -Police forces and snipers deployed at high buildings, committing a massacre against young protesters:...

  • Civil Society News
Sports Against Violence Organizes a Training on Peace Building And Prevention of Violent Extremism

Sports Against Violence Organizes a Training on Peace Building And Prevention of Violent Extremism

From 12-14 September, 17 young activists gathered at the Iraqi Social Forum to take part in a successful training given...

  • Peacebuilding
Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment

Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment

Water Fannack Author: Sara Manisera Reviewer : Juliane Schillinger The year 2018 was marked by a severe drought in Iraq, a formerly water-rich...

  • Environment
Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule

Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule

Belkis Wille / Human Rights Watch (Beirut) The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State...

  • Human Rights
Using Nonviolence Techniques To Reduce Extremism

Using Nonviolence Techniques To Reduce Extremism

The Iraqi nonviolence group on the Masar (path) of nonviolence and peace building, within the space of the Iraqi Social...

  • Nonviolence
Using Art to Build Peace and Stand Up to Violence

Using Art to Build Peace and Stand Up to Violence

From 28-29 June, the Arts of Peace Team from the Iraqi Social Forum’s nonviolence masar (path) organized a workshop entitled...

  • Arts of Peace
Artists persevere in Iraq despite death threats

Artists persevere in Iraq despite death threats

ِAL-MONITOR BY :Adnan Abu Zeed A recent open-air fashion show in Basra raised the ire of some clerics and Islamist groups. Afterward,...

  • Arts of Peace
Falluja Social Cohesion Council implements A Successful Session on Workers’ Challenges

Falluja Social Cohesion Council implements A Successful Session on Workers’ Challenges

The Falluja Social Cohesion Council held a workshop with the Economic and Social Rights masar (path) within the Iraqi Social...

  • Local Forums