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Solidarity with Iraqi Civil Society in its Nonviolent Struggle Against Injustice and Extremism

Solidarity with Iraqi Civil Society in its Nonviolent Struggle Against Injustice and Extremism

The registration for the conference has ended! Thank you. Available in Kurdish and Arabic We are calling for iraqi and international...

  • Sulaymaniyah Conference 2017
Nineveh’s Youth Conference

Nineveh’s Youth Conference

We are all Citizens Under the theme “Activating the role of the young people in the process of Peace Building...

  • Peacebuilding
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)

The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) At the end of November Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) facilitated Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop...

  • Nonviolence
In Iraqi Kurdistan, Demonstrations Continue

In Iraqi Kurdistan, Demonstrations Continue

partners with rural and displaced communities and civil society activists who struggle for peace and respect for their rights. Demonstrations continue...

  • Nonviolence
Registration for ICSSI conference 2017 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Registration for ICSSI conference 2017 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Registration for Iraqi and International Participants who would like to participate in the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative Conference this...

  • Sulaymaniyah Conference 2017
Dhi Qar Youth Send a Message of Love to Their City

Dhi Qar Youth Send a Message of Love to Their City

  ICSSI – Nassiriyah “I love Dhi Qar” is the name of a beautiful festival organized in Nassiriyah (Dhi Qar...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Iraq: KRG Restrictions Harm Yezidi Recovery

Iraq: KRG Restrictions Harm Yezidi Recovery

Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has placed disproportionate restrictions on the movement of...

  • Minorities and IDPs
Two Iraqi Journalists Killed in Past Few Days

Two Iraqi Journalists Killed in Past Few Days

Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the dangerous climate for media personnel in Iraq, and urges the authorities...

  • Freedom of Expression
Why Iraq Needs Immediate Action on Climate Change

Why Iraq Needs Immediate Action on Climate Change

Al-Monitor Adnan Abu Zeed / BAGHDAD — Iraq faces many threats to its environment, not the least of which are...

  • Environment
Erbil Helps Thousands of Injured IDPs and Treats Hundreds

Erbil Helps Thousands of Injured IDPs and Treats Hundreds

Shafaq News  On Thursday, the first of December, the Directorate of Health in Erbil City, the capital of Kurdistan Iraq,...

  • Civil Society News
Open letter: Request to withdraw from the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in Hasankeyf/Turkey

Open letter: Request to withdraw from the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in Hasankeyf/Turkey

+++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, Turkey +++ Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, Turkey +++ Hasankeyf Matters, Turkey +++ Save the Tigris...

  • Environment
The opening of the National Curricula and Assessment Center in Erbil

The opening of the National Curricula and Assessment Center in Erbil

UNESCO Office for Iraq Erbil, 13 November 2016 – the new “National Curricula and Assessment Center” in Erbil was officially...

  • Civil Society News