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Rape and torture prevalent in iraqi prison system

Rape and torture prevalent in iraqi prison system

niqash | Ahmed Muayed | Baghdad | 19.12.2013 The practice of torture to exact confessions from prisoners remains widespread in Iraq’s...

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Nineveh’s lawyers boycotting the court of investigating terrorism

Nineveh’s lawyers boycotting the court of investigating terrorism

Shafaq News / the Bar branch of Nineveh revealed on Sunday that the lawyers of the province of Nineveh break away...

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Press Freedom Advocacy Association participates in drafting the recommendations of freedom of expression in the Middle East and North Africa region

Press Freedom Advocacy Association participates in drafting the recommendations of freedom of expression in the Middle East and North Africa region

14 Dec. 2013 The Press Freedom Advocacy Association participated in the conference of the Middle East and North Africa region...

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Anti-corruption Kurdish journalist Kawa Garmyani murdered and protests in Sulaymaniyah to protect Journalists!

Anti-corruption Kurdish journalist Kawa Garmyani murdered and protests in Sulaymaniyah to protect Journalists!

December 6, 2013 Source: KT News South Kurdistan journalist Kawa Garmyani was shot dead outside his house in Kalar last night....

  • Freedom of Expression
Journalists in Mosul – Killings, threats and disability of official organs

Journalists in Mosul – Killings, threats and disability of official organs

Iraq – 7/12/2013 The latest events connected with journalistic work in Ninewa province for the last three months of this...

  • Freedom of Expression
Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul

Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul

Campaign of solidarity with the Yazidis students at the University of Mosul – Iraq to stand against the threats of...

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Efforts to impose Sharia law in Iraq spark controversy!

Efforts to impose Sharia law in Iraq spark controversy!

AUTHOR: Ali Mamouri By: Al-Monitor November 28, 2013 Attempts to establish Sharia law in Iraq have exacerbated political rifts in a...

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The Military and Security Company “G4S” should leave Basra, Iraqi working sites should be protected by responsible and accountable public security

The Military and Security Company “G4S” should leave Basra, Iraqi working sites should be protected by responsible and accountable public security

 It should not be a passing accident the protest by a group of Iraqi workers against the actions of the...

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Is the passage of the amending law of the elections law will give signs for political change in Iraq?

Is the passage of the amending law of the elections law will give signs for political change in Iraq?

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – November 2013 As the elections season approaching, and will take place on...

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Multimedia material, Iraqi Social Forum 2013

Multimedia material, Iraqi Social Forum 2013

Videos recorded while streaming some Iraqi Social Forum sessions: – day 26 Sep http://openfsm.net/projects/iraq-social-forum/isf-video26 – day 27 Sep http://openfsm.net/projects/iraq-social-forum/isfvideo27 –...

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The Iraqi Social Forum was a success!

The Iraqi Social Forum was a success!

The first Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) took place in Baghdad, from the 26th to the 28th of September 2013. It...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Journalist under threat in Basra .. And others targeted in Mosul

Journalist under threat in Basra .. And others targeted in Mosul

Baghdad/ 29Oct 2013   Correspondent “Faiha ” channel in Basra colleague Ahmed Abdul Samad threat of physical liquidation, of unknown persons, unless...

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