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Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code

Marriage Without Safeguards: The Consequences of Iraq’s Personal Status Code

Published in: Human Rights Watch & Jummar Media – February 24, 2026 Wrote by Sarah Sanbar Iraq Researcher, Middle East...

  • Women Rights
From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide

From sympathy to feminist solidarity with Palestinian women facing genocide

Ashjan Ajour This article was published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2025). Available here...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril

Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril

This article was published on the official website of Amnesty International on 1 October 2025.The original text in English can...

  • Freedom of Expression
Civil Society Comes Together in Baghdad to Discuss Climate Justice: An Insight into the ICSSI and Humat Dijlah Conference

Civil Society Comes Together in Baghdad to Discuss Climate Justice: An Insight into the ICSSI and Humat Dijlah Conference

In recent years, Iraq and the wider Mesopotamian region have experienced an acute escalation of climate-related challenges, including drought, desertification,...

  • Environment
Holistic Security Manual for Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Holistic Security Manual for Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Civil society organisations, activists and women human rights defenders have jointly developed this Holistic Security Manual as a practical resource...

  • Civil Society News
Climate Justice Conference Launch Statement – Baghdad 2025

Climate Justice Conference Launch Statement – Baghdad 2025

We are pleased to announce the holding of the first Climate Justice Conference in Baghdad from December 4-6, 2025. We invite you to participate in...

  • Environment
The Shifting Landscape of Iraq’s Judiciary

The Shifting Landscape of Iraq’s Judiciary

Iraq’s judiciary stands at a critical turning point. The newly published report by LSE Middle East Centre and PeaceRep –...

  • Human Rights
New Report by 7oqoq Observatory on the Human Rights Situation in Dhi Qar Governorate

New Report by 7oqoq Observatory on the Human Rights Situation in Dhi Qar Governorate

Dhi Qar governorate has become one of Iraq’s most emblematic spaces of struggle for justice and accountability. Once known mainly...

  • Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now!
Joint Call by the Federation of Arab Journalists and ICSSI

Joint Call by the Federation of Arab Journalists and ICSSI

The Federation of Arab Journalists and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) join forces in a united appeal to...

  • Freedom of Expression
Joint Statement: Serious Escalation in Sulaymaniyah and Suppression of Freedom of Expression and Assembly

Joint Statement: Serious Escalation in Sulaymaniyah and Suppression of Freedom of Expression and Assembly

June 26, 2025 The Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now (PIHN) campaign and the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) express deep concern over...

  • Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch – World Report 2025: Iraq Chapter

Human Rights Watch – World Report 2025: Iraq Chapter

March 2025: Human Rights Watch has released the Iraq chapter of its World Report 2025, documenting ongoing human rights violations...

  • Civil Society News
Solidarity Statement on Protests in Nassiriyah

Solidarity Statement on Protests in Nassiriyah

Dhi Qar Governorate has witnessed a significant escalation in protests following a broad wave of arrests targeting activists, increasing the...

  • Civil Society News