On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR called for better protection for journalists and freedom of expression in the MENA region.
To access the complete report, simply click here, On World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on 03 May, the...
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Iraqi Kurdistan: GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan Region
On the 31st of August 2022, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) has published a report that documents the...
Iraqi Kurdish Court Extends Journalist Omed Baroshky’s Prison Sentence by 1 Year
CPJ New York, September 23, 2021 — In response to an Erbil court’s ruling today to extend the imprisonment of...
GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
GCHR The first anniversary marked a prominent WHRD’s assassination The first anniversary of the assassination of a prominent woman human rights defender, nutrition...
Appeal for International Solidarity to Protect Freedom of Expression in Iraq
24 June 2021 The “Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now!” campaign supports freedom of expression and freedom of the press...
Periodic Report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region
GCHR The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has witnessed continuous violations in the field of human rights, in particular freedom of...
Freedom of Expression Under Attack in KRI Government Court
Journalists and activists Sherwan Sherwani, Guhdar Zebari, Ayaz Karam, Shvan Saeed Omar and Hariwan Issa, known as the “Badinan journalists”,...
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Flawed Trial of Journalists, Activists
Human Rights Watch Appeals Court Should Consider Flagrant Irregularities (Beirut) – A court in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq sentenced three journalists...
Iraqi Kurdistan Sentenced 5 Journalists and Activists to 6 Years in Prison
kirkuknow Erbil court sentenced five journalists and civil activists from Erbil and Duhok for charges of “spying and attempts of...
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...
Media Observation Report on Iraqi Press Violations 2020
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq The year 2020 was different at all levels, but for the press scene in...
Iraqi journalists blacklist politicians who attack them
Al-MONITOR Mustafa Saadoun Some Iraqi journalists are attempting to limit repeated attacks against them in peaceful and legal ways in...