Journalist under threat in Basra .. And others targeted in Mosul
Baghdad/ 29Oct 2013 Correspondent “Faiha ” channel in Basra colleague Ahmed Abdul Samad threat of physical liquidation, of unknown persons, unless he leave his job and his province, with exposure to a reporter to an assassination attempt in Mosul. Abdul Samad said to the Press Freedom Advocacy Association, he received the first telephone threat last Thursday, […]
MONDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2013 NICOLAI DUE-GUNDERSEN It has been a decade since the United States (US) led the invasion of Iraq. Subsequent years of war and conflict have left Baghdad one of the most dangerous places on Earth. Nonetheless, Iraqi oil is still a very profitable business. Iraq has the world’s fifth largest proven reserves […]
Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam
The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest the Ilisu Dam Project and especially the resettlement process. The road connects the provincial capital Batman with the cities Midyat, Cizre and the Iraqi border and is intensively used. More than 500 people gathered on the […]
Letter from Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Tahan about the legal position of Ilisu Dam construction
Dear Mr. Ismaeel Greetings: Referring to your message about the legal safeguards for the protection of the marshes, I have discussed the matter with some academics colleagues at the University of Mosul, – who have a sincere and genuine interest in the subject of environmental dangers resulting from Ilisu Dam, and we got the following […]
Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River
The headquarters of the Iraqi Jurists Union launched a broad campaign to save the Tigris River and the marshes of Iraq, which represent the backbone of life in most parts of Iraq. The campaign, which carried the slogan OUR SILENCE IS WASTING OUR RIGHTS, aims to save the Tigris River from the Ilisu dam that is […]
The following statement reflects the unanimous sentiment of the signatories, who drafted it during the AFL-CIO convention, which they attended as guests. The signers welcome its broad circulation in the labor movement. We, Middle East and North Africa guests attending the AFL-CIO 2013 convention, are here representing Middle East and North Africa labor unions that […]
Sports Against Violence: Looking to Sports through another lens
No matter if you play sports alone, as a form of training for your well being or for a race preparation, or if you compete with another athlete individually or as part of a team for fun or to win the championship, all sport practices are based on the pleasure of running, playing, sweating to […]
Solidarity from the Madrid Social Forum (FSM Madrid)
From the Madrid Social Forum (FSM Madrid) we want to send our solidarity and our support to the Iraqi Social Forum that held these days in Baghdad. We take this opportunity to send our greetings to the Iraqi organizations and social movements whoare fighting for the implementation of social justice and human rights in this […]
Dear friends in Badhdad, Warm greetings from Oslo! Today we congratulate you – the first Iraqi Social Forum – for standing together as a collective voice and proclaiming that “Another Iraq is possible: An Iraq of Peace, Human Rights, and Social Justice.” As the ISF planning committee has expressed, the withdrawal of the US and […]
International Activists meet in Baghdad to Discuss Legal Strategies to Protect the Tigris River
For Immediate Release-Baghdad 26th of September Baghdad, Iraq—Once the cradle of civilizations and agricultural haven, now Iraq’s land has dried significantly mostly due to man-made causes. For the past 20 years upstream dams in the Euphrates have reduced Iraq’s water income. Now the most important water lifeline in the country, the Tigris River, is […]
The First Iraqi Social Forum Takes Place in Baghdad!
Press Release For Immediate Release: 25th of September 2013 The Iraqi Social Forum will take place in Baghdad, from the 26th to the 28th of September, the first large gathering in Iraq based upon the World Social Forum Charter of Principles. It will include more than 140 activities organized by hundreds of Iraqis and some […]
Greetings Form Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Iraqi Social Forum Solidarity Statement Greetings and congratulations to all our friends, allies and comrades who have organized and are attending the Iraqi Social Forum. We send a message of solidarity on your continued fight for a just and open society based on peace, human rights and social justice. As the […]