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New Report to the World Heritage Committee: International Action Needed to Halt Dams and Save Marshes

New Report to the World Heritage Committee: International Action Needed to Halt Dams and Save Marshes

A new report compiled by Save the Tigris member Rivers without Boundaries and World Heritage Watch, a draft of which...

  • Environment
Save the Tigris Invites Members, Followers, and Supporters to Join the “Big Jump” for Hasankeyf

Save the Tigris Invites Members, Followers, and Supporters to Join the “Big Jump” for Hasankeyf

In just a few short weeks, on the 14th of July 2019, the community-led campaign Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive will host...

  • Environment
A Celebration of Tihlaya for Ramadan on International Cultural Diversity Day

A Celebration of Tihlaya for Ramadan on International Cultural Diversity Day

21May is the International Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It is an occasion to promote different cultures...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Save the Tigris Taking Part in the 43th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku

Save the Tigris Taking Part in the 43th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Baku

From June 30 – July 10 the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) will take place in...

  • Environment
Nonviolence Activists Organize a National Nonviolence Movement

Nonviolence Activists Organize a National Nonviolence Movement

The Nonviolence and Peace Building Masar (path) held a consultative meeting for activists in order to re-establish a national system for promoting...

  • Nonviolence
Alamarah Council for Social Cohesion Takes up the Issue of Workers’ Rights

Alamarah Council for Social Cohesion Takes up the Issue of Workers’ Rights

On 18 May, the Alamarah Council for Social Cohesion held an open discussion session organized by the Iraqi Social Forums’s...

  • Social and Economic Rights
A Successful Campaign Training in Nasiriyah

A Successful Campaign Training in Nasiriyah

From 18 – 19 March, the Information Center for Research and Development worked with the Mashhofna Cultural Center to organize...

  • Environment
Children of Daesh Survivors Have Rights Too: A Campaign to Amend the Yazidi Survivors Law

Children of Daesh Survivors Have Rights Too: A Campaign to Amend the Yazidi Survivors Law

The Minorities and Displaced People masar (path) joins the national campaign to support the adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law....

  • Minorities and IDPs
Iraqi Law and its Impact on Women

Iraqi Law and its Impact on Women

On International Women’s Day, the Information Center for Research and Development held a discussion seminar on the impact of laws...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
“The Reality of Water Security and Sustainability”  A Seminar Organized by Humat Dijlah and the College of the Origins of Religion

“The Reality of Water Security and Sustainability” A Seminar Organized by Humat Dijlah and the College of the Origins of Religion

The Humat Dijlah Association (of the Iraqi Social Forum) collaborated with the College of the Origins of Religion to organize...

  • Environment
The ISF Holds Its Third National Meeting in Nasiriyah

The ISF Holds Its Third National Meeting in Nasiriyah

From 1-3 of May this year, in the great city of Nasiriyah the third national meeting of the Iraqi Social...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!” World Migratory Bird Day

Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!” World Migratory Bird Day

Laith Al-Obeidy The Diwaniya Social Forum for Environment and Peace, in cooperation with Humat Dijlah Association, celebrated World Migratory Bird...

  • Environment