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The Salary Crisis of Teachers and Employees in the Kurdistan Region: 11 Years of Waiting and Protesting

The Salary Crisis of Teachers and Employees in the Kurdistan Region: 11 Years of Waiting and Protesting

Shamal Raof, Kurdistan Social Forum The Kurdistan Region is a part of the federal state of Iraq under the constitution...

  • Civil Society News
Urgent Appeal on Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

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...

  • Human Rights Defenders
ICSSI, in solidarity with Iran protests

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...

  • Civil Society News
Targeting of Journalists and Media Workers During August 6 Demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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...

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The 8th report of the Iraqi Observatory for Workers and Employees Rights

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...

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Hundreds of furious protestors are overrunning the Iraqi Cities!

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...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting...

  • Freedoms
Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

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....

  • Freedom of Expression
Zaytun Bridge: A Report on the Violations in Dhi Qar Governorate

Zaytun Bridge: A Report on the Violations in Dhi Qar Governorate

Zaytun Bridge: A Report on the Violations in Dhi Qar Governorate by the Sergio di Mello Team (SDMT) of the Peace...

  • Freedoms
Feminist Marches Take to the Streets of Iraq, Directly Challenging Social Norms

Feminist Marches Take to the Streets of Iraq, Directly Challenging Social Norms

Women of the Najaf governorate in southern Iraq organized a large feminist demonstration on Wednesday, 19 February. Women came together,...

  • Freedoms
Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

ICSSI Intervention in a hearing about Iraq before the Italian Foreign affairs commission Rome – January 2020 In the streets...

  • Civil Society News
Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests, 7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

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...

  • Freedom of Expression