“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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...