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Invitation to the 4th Season of the Iraqi Social Forum!

Invitation to the 4th Season of the Iraqi Social Forum!

Iraqi Social Forum and The Secretary of Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – September 2017 Civil society organizations, youth social...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
From Hit to Nasiriyah: Messages of Peace on the Occasion of World Peace Day

From Hit to Nasiriyah: Messages of Peace on the Occasion of World Peace Day

Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) & Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) On Tuesday, 19 September 2017, to celebrate the International...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
UN Human Rights Chief “Appalled” at Iraq Mass Execution

UN Human Rights Chief “Appalled” at Iraq Mass Execution

UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Geneva, 27 September 2017 GENEVA (27 September 2017) – The mass hanging...

  • Civil Society News
Swimming Expedition calls for Protection of Lake Dukan

Swimming Expedition calls for Protection of Lake Dukan

Dukan Lake in Sulaymaniyah Governorate is one of the most popular picnick spots in the Kurdistan Region. The cost to...

  • Environment
What’s Next after Kurdish Independence Vote?

What’s Next after Kurdish Independence Vote?

Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor, 25 September 2017 Erbil — Defying pressure from the United States and regional powers Turkey and Iran, millions of...

  • Civil Society News
Iraqi Kurds Polarised as Region holds Historic Referendum on Independence

Iraqi Kurds Polarised as Region holds Historic Referendum on Independence

Martin Chulov, The Guardian, 25 September 2017 Excitement has been building in Erbil, where veteran Kurdish president Massoud Barzani is...

  • Civil Society News
Iraqi Activists Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hasankeyf

Iraqi Activists Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hasankeyf

In more than 15 cities across the world, on the Global Action Day for Hasankeyf (23 September), actions were organized...

  • Environment
“Baghdad, the City of Peace” … Young Iraqis Defy Violence

“Baghdad, the City of Peace” … Young Iraqis Defy Violence

Alhurra On 16 August 2017, at a park on the Tigris River, hundreds of Iraqis gathered to celebrate the seventh...

  • Civil Society News
Training on the Dangers of the Iraqi Cybercrimes Draft Law

Training on the Dangers of the Iraqi Cybercrimes Draft Law

A new draft law on cybercrimes will soon be discussed in the Iraqi Parliament. Under this law it would be...

  • Freedom of Expression
A Mosaic: The Experience of Building Peace, Day by Day

A Mosaic: The Experience of Building Peace, Day by Day

The Aley district is one of the beautiful “green lungs” of Lebanon, a charming hilly area located 15 kilometers south...

  • Civil Society News
The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Reviews the Draft Law of Social Insurance

The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Reviews the Draft Law of Social Insurance

By ICSSI Secretariat – September 2017  On 9th of September, the Iraqi Women Journalists Forum held a seminar in Baghdad...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
End the Cross-Border Bombings in Iraqi Kurdistan

End the Cross-Border Bombings in Iraqi Kurdistan

Human rights report by Christian Peacemaker Team, September 2017 (The full report can be downloaded here in PDF) Decades of...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings