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The Final Declaration of the Iraqi Social Forum (Second Session)

The Final Declaration of the Iraqi Social Forum (Second Session)

Baghdad / 1-3 October 2015 On the banks of the Tigris River in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Iraqi...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Extraordinary Success of the Second Session of the Iraqi Social Forum!

Extraordinary Success of the Second Session of the Iraqi Social Forum!

Press Statement – Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) Baghdad – Monday, Oct 5th, 2015 The Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Breaks the Silence about Sexual Harassment of Girls and Women in Iraq

The Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Breaks the Silence about Sexual Harassment of Girls and Women in Iraq

  Shahrazad Campaign – The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – September 2015 The silence surrounding the existence of...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
Solidarity message from the Norwegian Social Forum!

Solidarity message from the Norwegian Social Forum!

The Norwegian Social Forum sends a video solidarity message to the Iraqi Social Forum, currently taking place in Baghdad! Watch...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
The Threat of Ilisu Dam and the Failure of the Iraqi Government to Protect Iraqi’s Right to Water

The Threat of Ilisu Dam and the Failure of the Iraqi Government to Protect Iraqi’s Right to Water

Press Statement by “Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign”, attending the Iraqi review by the UN Committee on Economic,...

  • Environment
Save Hasankeyf! Save the Iraqi Marshes! Stop the Ilisu Dam! Demonstration at the UK Commission for UNESCO

Save Hasankeyf! Save the Iraqi Marshes! Stop the Ilisu Dam! Demonstration at the UK Commission for UNESCO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 ~ KURDISHSOLIDARITYNET Today (Monday) we gathered in London to demonstrate at the UK Commission for UNESCO’s office....

  • Environment
Participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015!

Participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015!

The Iraqi Social Forum on Coexistence and Civil Peace will take place in Baghdad on 1-3 October 2015. If you...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
What Favors Dictatorship in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

What Favors Dictatorship in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Dr. Showan Khurshid | NRT The crises we face today, in the Federal Region of Kurdistan, are not just because...

  • Civil Society News
Great Actions in the Framework of the “Global Hasankeyf Action Day”

Great Actions in the Framework of the “Global Hasankeyf Action Day”

20.09.2015 On the Global Hasankeyf Action Day in Hasankeyf and several cities hundreds of people have demonstrated against the expected destruction through...

  • Environment
Members of Civil Society in Nasiriyah City Organize a Festival Celebrating Religious and Cultural Diversity

Members of Civil Society in Nasiriyah City Organize a Festival Celebrating Religious and Cultural Diversity

Nasiriyah – September 2015 In an atmosphere of love and peace, within the Iraqi Social Forum process, approximately 500 people...

  • Minorities and IDPs
Iraq’s Government, Society Struggle with Widespread Bribery

Iraq’s Government, Society Struggle with Widespread Bribery

Baghdad, Iraq — AlMonitor With shocking innocence, Ali al-Sultani from Babil, a city 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Baghdad,...

  • Civil Society News
Iraq’s New Law on Political Parties And Militias Unlikely to Succeed

Iraq’s New Law on Political Parties And Militias Unlikely to Succeed

Iraq’s new political parties law tries to separate political entities from their affiliated militias. But, as many local analysts argue,...

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