Urgent Appeal on Human Rights Defenders in Iraq
On 12 December, Iraqi security forces raided the home of a prominent civilian activist and human rights defender (Ammar Hamid...
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ICSSI, in solidarity with Iran protests
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) expressed its support for Iranian women as protests continued throughout the country on...
Targeting of Journalists and Media Workers During August 6 Demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan.
PRESS RELEASE After the call for demonstrations from Shaswar Abdulwahid, the president of the New Generation Movement in the Iraqi...
The 8th report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights
For the period: (1st of April – 30th of June) 2022 The Iraqi observatory team for workers and employees’ rights...
Hundreds of furious protestors are overrunning the Iraqi Cities!
Spontaneous demonstrations have been going on since yesterday evening, 20 July, in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra, Karbala...
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....
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...
Iraq Finally Makes Arrests Over Killing of Anti-Government Protestors
al-monitor Iraqi security forces arrested four suspects for allegedly killing Iraqi protesters and activists. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced...
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...
Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests, 7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested
Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – At least seven people, including a boy of 16, were reported missing since October 7...
Revolutionary Protests Spread Across Central and Southern Iraq and Are Ongoing
Jadaliyya By : Omar Sirri Beginning on 1 October, mass demonstrations have taken over cities and towns across central and southern...
Basra: Between demonstrating as a constitutional right, and entering the tunnel of procrastination
The protest movement and demonstrations in Basra continued for years because of poor services and instability in the city. But...