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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...

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Solidarity of FLC CGIL with the Demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah

Solidarity of FLC CGIL with the Demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah

Federation of Knowledge Workers of the Italian General Confederation of Labour [FLC CGIL] expresses its solidarity and closeness to the...

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Statement by Save the Tigris Foundation on the Expulsion from the 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting

Statement by Save the Tigris Foundation on the Expulsion from the 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting

The Hague, 8th July 2025www.savethetigris.org Download the Statement here. The expulsion of Save the Tigris from the 47th UNESCO World...

  • Environment
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
GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

18 March 2025: The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has published its periodic report on human rights violations in...

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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...

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USAID’s fall, Iraq’s call, losses appal

USAID’s fall, Iraq’s call, losses appal

This article was published on April 2, 2025 on Shafaq New Shafaq News/ Iraq’s civil society is on the brink...

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Cizre Dam Watch: the new report released by Save the Tigris Foundation

Cizre Dam Watch: the new report released by Save the Tigris Foundation

March 2025: Save the Tigris Foundation has released the Cizre Dam Watch Report, a comprehensive investigation into the risks posed...

  • Save the Tigris and Marshes
A review of Iraq’s participation in the Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

A review of Iraq’s participation in the Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

On January 27, 2025, the fourth session of Iraq’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held at the United Nations Human...

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Teachers’ Ongoing Salary Crisis in Kurdistan: A Decade of Struggle

Teachers’ Ongoing Salary Crisis in Kurdistan: A Decade of Struggle

The salary crisis in the Kurdistan region has persisted for over a decade, with no resolution in sight. Nearly ten...

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“Violating the Constitution and Stifling Rights: The Chaos Parliament Legalizes Injustice Against Women and Children”

“Violating the Constitution and Stifling Rights: The Chaos Parliament Legalizes Injustice Against Women and Children”

Statement of Coalition 188 During the Urgent Press Conference: Violation of the Constitution and Suppression of Rights. The Parliament of...

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A statement issued by the Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates and the Iraqi Labor Council regarding the proposed law on “Regulating Trade Union Work for Workers and Employees.”

A statement issued by the Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates and the Iraqi Labor Council regarding the proposed law on “Regulating Trade Union Work for Workers and Employees.”

To the people of our nation, to our brave workers,A statement issued byThe Conference of Trade Unions and Labor Syndicates...

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