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After the Government Ejects Protesters from Tahrir Square, New Protests Erupt Demanding Payment of Government Employees’ Salaries

After the Government Ejects Protesters from Tahrir Square, New Protests Erupt Demanding Payment of Government Employees’ Salaries

“Paintings and pictures of martyrs and revolutionary slogans” are all that remain in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, after the government decided...

  • Nonviolence
What is Behind the Delay in Implementing of the Agreement to Stabilize Sinjar?

What is Behind the Delay in Implementing of the Agreement to Stabilize Sinjar?

The New Arab On 23 October, a prominent Iraqi official in Baghdad revealed to Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that there will be...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Thousands of Protesters Return to Squares on the First Anniversary of the October Uprising

Thousands of Protesters Return to Squares on the First Anniversary of the October Uprising

Yesterday in Baghdad, on the first anniversary of the October Uprising, thousands of young protesters gathered in the demonstration squares...

  • Nonviolence
Traditional Boats Adorn the Tigris River to Celebrate the Efforts of Medical Personnel in Confronting COVID

Traditional Boats Adorn the Tigris River to Celebrate the Efforts of Medical Personnel in Confronting COVID

After a five-month pause due to the nationwide quarantine and other preventive measures in place to stop the spread of...

  • Environment
Women in Iraq: From Revolution to Corona

Women in Iraq: From Revolution to Corona

On 5 September 2020, the She Revolution group held a webinar during the Norwegian Social Forum called “Women in Iraq...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Militia rockets kill five civilians in Iraqi capital as US mulls embassy withdrawal

Militia rockets kill five civilians in Iraqi capital as US mulls embassy withdrawal

AL MONITOR Two women and three children were killed at a Baghdad home on Monday as the United States threatens...

  • Civil Society News
ICSSI and CPT-Iraq Appeal to Iraq’s President and Prime Minister—End Turkish Cross-Border Bombing of Iraq

ICSSI and CPT-Iraq Appeal to Iraq’s President and Prime Minister—End Turkish Cross-Border Bombing of Iraq

The Iraqi Civil Society Initiative (ICSSI) and CPT-Iraq jointly wrote to Iraq’s President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Iraqi Citizens and Government Debate a New Domestic Violence Law As Family Violence Increases

Iraqi Citizens and Government Debate a New Domestic Violence Law As Family Violence Increases

As cases of violence against women and children continue to increase, supporters and opponents of a new law to protect...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
There Must Be a Complete and Total Ceasefire By Turkey in Iraqi Kurdistan

There Must Be a Complete and Total Ceasefire By Turkey in Iraqi Kurdistan

On September 6, Turkey’s Defense Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced the end of Operation Claw-Tiger, the Turkish military ground campaign in the...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Police Officers Detained on Accusations of Violently Suppressing Demonstrators — What about Militias?

Police Officers Detained on Accusations of Violently Suppressing Demonstrators — What about Militias?

The new Arab Baghdad Anthem Saif al-deen On Thursday, the judicial authority in Iraq announced that it has detained a...

  • Nonviolence
The Assassinations and Repression of Protesters Must Stop Immediately

The Assassinations and Repression of Protesters Must Stop Immediately

A call to hold accountable all those who violate Iraqis’ human rights Since the earliest days of the October Revolution...

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UN: Accountability for Human Rights Violations During Peaceful Protests is Key

UN: Accountability for Human Rights Violations During Peaceful Protests is Key

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS – OHCHR BAGHDAD/GENEVA, 27 August 2020 – Despite promising steps by the current Government of Iraq...

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