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Iraqi Protests Blush Pink as Feminists Flood Streets

Iraqi Protests Blush Pink as Feminists Flood Streets

BAGHDAD — Al-monitor Feminists in pink and purple marched on Feb. 13 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Nasiriyah and other cities in the south....

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USLAW Solidarity Statement With Iraqi Unions And Civil Society

USLAW Solidarity Statement With Iraqi Unions And Civil Society

February 7, 2020 To Our Sisters and Brothers in the Iraqi Trade Union and Civil Society Movements: We in U.S....

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The U.S.-Iran Crisis: Impact and Implications for the Region, Europe and Beyond

The U.S.-Iran Crisis: Impact and Implications for the Region, Europe and Beyond

The following is a summary and synthesis of an article by and an interview with Kawa Hassan, vice president of...

  • Iraqi Voices
Iraqi Protests Swell Despite Clash With Sadrist Supporters

Iraqi Protests Swell Despite Clash With Sadrist Supporters

IRAQ PULSE – Gilgamesh Nabeel  3 February 2020 After withdrawing his support for the protests, controversial populist Shiite cleric Muqtada...

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Iraqi Security Forces Use Hunting Weapons on Demonstrators

Iraqi Security Forces Use Hunting Weapons on Demonstrators

AlAraby Baghdad- Zaid Salim 30 January 2020 The continued crackdown by the Iraqi security forces against demonstrators in Baghdad and...

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Iraq Uprising: Violence Escalates as Protesters in Kut and Najaf are Killed and Wounded

Iraq Uprising: Violence Escalates as Protesters in Kut and Najaf are Killed and Wounded

AlArabi AlJadeed – Bara’a Al-Shammari Iraqi protests have escalated in the city of Kut, the center of Wasit Governorate (central...

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A Message to Our Friends, Demonstrators Against War All Over the World

A Message to Our Friends, Demonstrators Against War All Over the World

War leads to war War leads to destruction, displacement, and a lost future for millions of children Years ago, a...

  • Freedom of Expression
Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

Behind the Peaceful Protests: Cultural Transformation in Iraq

ICSSI Intervention in a hearing about Iraq before the Italian Foreign affairs commission Rome – January 2020 In the streets...

  • Civil Society News
Ilisu Dam Reservoir has reached Hasankeyf town – Apocalypse is Impending!

Ilisu Dam Reservoir has reached Hasankeyf town – Apocalypse is Impending!

Statement by the Hasankeyf Coordination, 17 January 2020 The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong...

  • Environment
Stop New War in Iraq! The Time to Stop Escalation is Now!

Stop New War in Iraq! The Time to Stop Escalation is Now!

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI)  8 January 2020 The overwhelmingly peaceful and nonviolent youth-led protests taking place across...

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We Are Facing War

We Are Facing War

Mushreq Abbas We are facing war. America does not give Iraq or its people any attention. This is a fact....

  • The Right to Recover From the Effects of War
Iraqi Demonstrators Call to Keep Iraq Away from the American-Iranian Conflict

Iraqi Demonstrators Call to Keep Iraq Away from the American-Iranian Conflict

Aktham Saif Aldeen – Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed On Saturday 4 January, the public squares in Baghdad and in the southern governorates...

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