Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum for Political Relevance
The independence referendum for the Kurdistan Region reflects not just struggles with Baghdad but intra-Kurdish political rivalries that could encourage...
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Call to “2nd Global Action Day” for Hasankeyf on 23rd September 2017!
Initiative to keep Hasankeyf Alive, 30 August 2017 We call activists, social movements, NGO’s and all others in the world...
The Kurdistan Regional Government Halts Local Broadcasting of the NRT Channel
Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq 28/8/2017 The Directorate of Media, Printing and Publishing in Erbil, within the Ministry of...
New Draft Law Threatens Freedom of Expression on the Internet
Iraqi Women Journalist Forum and Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative – 28 August 2017 On 26 August 2017, the Iraqi...
Free and Open Public Discourse in Iraqi Kurdistan is Under Threat
Human rights report by Christian Peacemaker Team, August 2017 (Full report can be downloaded in pdf here) Current situation surrounding...
Maysan’s Social Forum Non-Violent Action
Salman Khairalla, 22 August 2017 In Maysan province, Amarah is often referred to as ‘the city of love and beauty’,...
Rocks in Hasankeyf Destroyed by Explosives – Destruction Enters New Phase
Press release by the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive 21 August 2017 With the demolition of human formed rocks...
The Shakoufyan Cultural Center Opens in Hit City
By Shakoufyan, Iraqi Social Forum and ICSSI Secretariat – August 22, 2017 On the evening of 12 August, 2017, in...
The Perils of Private Education: A Seminar by the Ofok Organization and the ISF
By Ofok Organization and ICSSI Secretariat – 22 August 2017 On 7 August 2017, the Ofok Organization for Human Development...
Neighbourhood Tactics: Smaller Protests in Baghdad Get Bigger Results
Ibrahim Saleh, NIQASH In Iraq, the temperature this summer has often risen to higher than 50 degrees Centigrade. Meanwhile electricity...
A Training for Humat Dijlah Activists in Preparation for a Regional Water Forum
Following a strategy meeting in April 2017 with river activists from Iraq, Turkey and Iran, Save the Tigris Campaign announced...
In Hit and Ramadi, Young Volunteers Work for Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolence
By Iraqi Social Forum and ICSSI Secretariat – August 15, 2017 Now that the Upper Euphrates cities have been liberated...