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The Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraq: Subnationalism and the State

The Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraq: Subnationalism and the State

  Middle East Reaserch Institute MERI This report views the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces, PMF) as having played an...

  • Civil Society News
Running Qandil: The Controversial Kurdish Region, Inside The Kurdish Region

Running Qandil: The Controversial Kurdish Region, Inside The Kurdish Region

  Niqash – Saman Omer In Iraqi Kurdistan, there is a semi-independent region within the semi-independent region. The controversial Kurdistan Worker’s...

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IRAQ – Holy Week multi-faith Peace March from Erbil to Alqosh

IRAQ – Holy Week multi-faith Peace March from Erbil to Alqosh

ACN Malta During Holy Week the Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon  held a 140 kilometer Peace March  “open to Christians and...

  • Minorities and IDPs
Will US keep military bases in Iraq after Daesh?

Will US keep military bases in Iraq after Daesh?

Mustafa Saadoun – Almonitor The subject of whether US troops should remain in Iraq once Daesh is defeated in Mosul is raising questions and...

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The Iraqi Social Forum takes effective steps towards expanding its activities within different Iraqi cities

The Iraqi Social Forum takes effective steps towards expanding its activities within different Iraqi cities

  At the headquarter of the Iraqi Social Forum in Baghdad, on Monday, April 3, 2017, the Forum secretariat held...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Women’s Freedom Organization in Iraq Demands to Amend the “Family Violence Protection Law”

Women’s Freedom Organization in Iraq Demands to Amend the “Family Violence Protection Law”

Press Release  Each month, Iraq’s morgues receive dozens of cases of women murdered by the men closest to them: husbands,...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Iraq and the Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses of 1997

Iraq and the Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses of 1997

Ismaeel Dawood Introduction To change the position of Iraqi authorities on the issue of shared water resources from non-commitment to...

  • Environment
Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan Issues its Annual Report for 2016

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan Issues its Annual Report for 2016

The Peace and Freedom Organization (PFOK) is pleased to present its annual report for the year 2016. The report introduces...

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The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources comments on Ilisu Dam – a positive or negative development?

The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources comments on Ilisu Dam – a positive or negative development?

By Ismaeel Dawood Statements issued by government officials, especially ministers, are considered as evidence of significant positions of their countries...

  • Environment
Iraqi Trade Unions Proceed With Their Complaint to the International Labor Organization

Iraqi Trade Unions Proceed With Their Complaint to the International Labor Organization

Six Iraqi trade unions affiliated with the Unions Conference gathered in a meeting held on Thursday, March 16. The unions...

  • Social and Economic Rights
Shahrazad Race to Break Community Chains on Iraqi Women .. Stems from Baghdad

Shahrazad Race to Break Community Chains on Iraqi Women .. Stems from Baghdad

Baraa Mohammed Because she is not only the society, but the mother, the sister and the friend, and in order...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
The Celebration of International Women’s Day in Iraq at Shahrazad Festival

The Celebration of International Women’s Day in Iraq at Shahrazad Festival

Several activities have been organized in March 2017 in Baghdad by the Iraqi Social Forum celebrating the International Women’s Day...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)