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Will Passing the Domestic Violence Law Reduce Violence Against Women?

Will Passing the Domestic Violence Law Reduce Violence Against Women?

Dialogue on violence against women The She Revolution group held a webinar on 3 May 2020 entitled “A Dialogue on...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Iraq’s New Government Must Deliver on Promises to End Impunity for Deaths and Human Rights Violations of the Protesters

Iraq’s New Government Must Deliver on Promises to End Impunity for Deaths and Human Rights Violations of the Protesters

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) has supported the non-violent protesters who have been demonstrating since October 1, 2019...

  • Nonviolence
The First Virtual Assembly for Water in Iraq 2020, an Early Step Towards the Second Mesopotamia Water Forum

The First Virtual Assembly for Water in Iraq 2020, an Early Step Towards the Second Mesopotamia Water Forum

After the remarkable success of the Mesopotamia Water Forum, which was held last year in 2019 in the city of...

  • Environment
Iraq’s Hit — City of Fire — Recalls the Massacres of Daesh

Iraq’s Hit — City of Fire — Recalls the Massacres of Daesh

Al Araby Al Jadeed Baghdad – Bara Al-Shammari, Salam Al-Jaf 28 April 2020 The people of the western Iraqi city...

  • Civil Society News
Threats to Journalists and a Free Press Rise in Iraq

Threats to Journalists and a Free Press Rise in Iraq

Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are facing serious threats in Iraq, according to a new report of...

  • Freedom of Expression
Walking Arts and the Musical Ensemble Mshakht Connect People During the Pandemic

Walking Arts and the Musical Ensemble Mshakht Connect People During the Pandemic

Associazione Ya Basta For the past 30 years, moving freely around Iraq has been particularly difficult, as in all countries...

  • Arts of Peace
The Shared Responsibility Behind the Pollution of The Tigris River in Baghdad

The Shared Responsibility Behind the Pollution of The Tigris River in Baghdad

In the following article, we review a number of points related to water pollution in Baghdad. We talk in detail...

  • Save the Tigris and Marshes
Freedom of Expression and the Work of Civil Society Organizations  During COVID-19 with a Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Freedom of Expression and the Work of Civil Society Organizations During COVID-19 with a Focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Access to accurate information, a free press, and freedom of expression are vital to democracy and the health of civil...

  • Freedom of Expression
Najaf Factions Desist from the “Popular Mobilization” in Iraq

Najaf Factions Desist from the “Popular Mobilization” in Iraq

The new Arab Baghdad – Zaid Salem April 22, 2020 In the latest development of differences between the armed factions...

  • Civil Society News
Workers’ Rights and Freedom of Syndicates During COVID-19

Workers’ Rights and Freedom of Syndicates During COVID-19

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) continues its live webinars: this time with a particular focus on Iraqi Kurdistan,...

  • Kurdistan Social Forum (KSF)
On Earth Day, a new report tracks the reality and challenges of the environment in Iraq

On Earth Day, a new report tracks the reality and challenges of the environment in Iraq

On the occasion of World Earth Day, which occurred on April 22, the Information Center for Research and Development issued...

  • Environment
Iraq: An Exhausted Healthcare Sector Needs a Brighter Horizon

Iraq: An Exhausted Healthcare Sector Needs a Brighter Horizon

On World Health Day World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under...

  • Thematic Issues