A Victory for Freedom of Expression in Iraq: Iraqi Council of Representatives Repeal Cyber Law
ICSSI congratulates Iraqi civil society for its victory on the repeal of the Draft Informatics Crimes Law. We recognize the influence of the Iraqi Network for Social Media (IN4SM), Society For Defending Press Freedom in Iraq, and Iraqi Street for their effective in advocating for the cancellation of the law. We recognize the positive role […]
Symbol of Iraqi Resistance: Fallujah Revisited
by HAIFA ZANGANA Counter Punch It took the British government five weeks to take note of the mass demonstrations in Iraq. These started last week of 2012 and are comparable in size, energy, and peaceful nature to the protests that toppled other Arab regimes, albeit expanding mainly in the capitals of the four central Iraqi […]
Iraq: A Broken Justice System Ten Years after Invasion, Opponents Punished, Trial Rights Ignored JANUARY 31, 2013 Human Rights Watch “After decades of dictatorship, occupation, and terrorism, the Iraqi people today face a government that is slipping further into authoritarianism and doing little to make them safer” Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director (Baghdad) […]
UPDATE 030313: According to Reporters without Borders website, Dendoune, a visiting journalist with French, Australian and Algerian nationality who wasreleased on bail of 10 million dinars (6,500 euros) on 14 February after 23 days in detention in Baghdad, is still being prevented from leaving Iraq. Why hasn’t he been allowed to return to France? 1- First of […]
Baghdad : 16 Iraqi civil society organizations sent an open letter to the presidency of Iraq stating that: the escalating conflict among leaders of the major political blocks endangers the unity of Iraqi society and reflects negatively on civil peace. Read below the complete statement: Your Excellency, Presidency of the Republic Your Excellency, Presidency of the […]
Iraqi civil society at World Social Forum 2013
Ten years after the 2003 war in Iraq, social movements need to evaluate the effects of such intervention that was widely opposed by global civil society, generating massive anti-war protests all over the world. Many of these groups, NGOs, unions and single activists will meet in Tunis on 26-30 March for the World Social Forum, […]
Controversial Ilisu Dam on Hasankeyf Halted by Turkish Court
Save the Tigris campaign welcomes the ruling of the Turkish State Council against the construction of the Ilisu dam project. This is a victory for those working against the construction of the dam and the local communities in Turkey and Iraq that are under threat of this project. We call upon the international community and foreign […]
ICSSI Statement of the protests follows. Read also Iraqi voices on the protests: Open letter by 16 Iraqi NGOs to the presidency of Iraq stating that the escalating conflict among the leaders of the major political blocks endangers the unity of Iraqi society and reflects negatively on civil peace. Interview to Falah Alwan, President of […]
Tipping Towards Iraq’s Squares: An Interview with Falah Alwan
An Interview with Falah Alwan , written by Ali Issa- Jan 22 2013, published by Jadaliyya [Iraqis in the Northern province of Salah al Deen on 11 January 2013 holding a banner that reads “No to Sectarianism…exclusion, marginalization and the politicization of the judiciary.” Image from the “Great Iraqi Revolution” Facebook page.] The Iraqi state releasing 335 detainees this […]
Iraq: Regional Discord and Militarization Rather than a Long-term Strategy for Peace! (Part 2)
The tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq! The Iraq Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) Written by: Ismaeel Dawood and Terry Kay Rockefeller 22/01/2013 (4) More Arms and a Huge Military Inability to find sustainable solutions for internal problems has opened the door for regional interference in Iraqi affairs and further escalation of […]
Freedom House’s annual survey of political rights and civil liberties classify Iraq as “Not Free” scoring 6 ▼ , a Not Free country is one where basic political rights are absent, and basic civil liberties are widely and systematically denied. Freedom in the World 2013 adds “Iraq’s political rights rating declined due to the concentration […]
Iraqi protests defy the Maliki regime and inspire hope
Ross Caputi guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 January 2013 Anti-government demonstrations in Iraq have gained energy and focus in recent weeks. Photograph: STR/EPA The indomitable Iraqi spirit is on display yet again, as protests against the corrupt government in Baghdad continue for the 21st successive day. This outburst of civil disobedience comes after a year in which […]