Omar al-Jaffal – Al Monitor Graffiti artists paint a wall as part of the “The Walls are not for the Clash of Clans” campaign in this image posted on Oct. 2, 2016. (photo by Facebook/The House of Iraqi Poetry) A cultural organization formed by Iraqi poets is reaching young Iraqis in university campuses, cafes and the streets. The director of the House of […]
The Border Wetlands of Iran-Iraq: an Environmental Crisis with Regional Consequences
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign For years experts have warned of the destructive impact of Iran’s policies of river flow alterations on the southeastern provinces of Iraq. In 2012 the UK-based International Centre of Development Studies in a report argued the environmental effects will be huge, and even Iranian officials have warned of […]
EU: Boycott the so-called international conference on ‘A Future for Christians in Iraq’
change.org Three years have passed since our Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people were forcibly driven out of their ancestral lands in the Nineveh Plains, when they were directly targeted and subjected to genocide by ISIS. Three years have passed and our people’s situation continious to deteriorate because of the central government of Iraq and the human rights organisations […]
Protest against Bresser at its Dutch Headquarters: Withdraw from Relocation of Hasankeyf Monuments
+++ DEM-NED (Council of Communities from Kurdistan in Netherlands) +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, Turkey +++ Hasankeyf Matters, Turkey +++ Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, Turkish-Kurdistan +++ Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, Iraq +++ Humat Dijla, Iraq +++ Mountain Watch, Iran +++ BankTrack, NL ++++ CounterCurrent, Germany +++ The Corner House, UK +++ Press […]
Tahlaya, The Iraqi Social Forum Celebrates Ramadan
On the occasion of Ramadan, the Iraqi Social Forum held a celebration at the Burj Babel Organization in Baghdad.The evening included a number of artistic and ceremonial activities. Salman Khairallah, member of the National Committee of the ISF and one of the organizers of the event, said: “For the second year in a row, we […]
When Heritage in Iraq Becomes a Strategic Asset: From Conflict Target to Marker of Peace
Paper prepared prior to the 2017 meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland, 2-12 July 2017. The International NGO Forum on World Heritage takes place in conjunction with the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting and will present cases of World Heritage Sites where there is a concern for their safeguarding and management, […]
Broad Social Partnership Formed to Combat Child Labor in Iraq
In conjunction with the World Day to Combat Child Labor, the Solidarity Center held a conference entitled, “No to Child Labor in Times of Conflict and War” at the Al-Mansour Melia Hotel on Monday 12 June 2017 in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Iraqi Social Forum. Representatives from a […]
The Iraqi Social Forum on a Working Tour in Southern Iraq
The Iraqi Social Forum and the Humat Dijlah Association held a number of meetings with local officials and activists from Dhi Qar and Nasiriyah governorates on 10 May. ISF hoped to strengthen their relationships with civil society and activists in the province, especially as the governorate suffers from a range of social and environmental issues. ISF […]
Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders: The Impact of the Security and Legal Environment
The protection of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) is one of the most urgent issues now facing activists and civil society organizations. More specifically, there is an increasing awareness of the need to provide security and legal frameworks capable of creating a safe working environment, one commensurate with the sensitivity of the tasks these defenders […]
Protecting the Environment through Collaboration and Creative Recycling: A Workshop by Humat Dijlah
Humat Dijla has recently launched its working on ‘Water Rights and the Protection of Mesopotamia’s Rivers’, as part of the 3-year project ‘Mesopotamian Youth for Democratic Governance, Social Cohesion and Reconciliation’, sponsored by the EU. The group builds on the civil society coalition that was founded last March to work on water and environmental issues. […]
Iraqi Federations and Workers’ Unions Protest Draft Law
Basra On Friday, 26 May 2017, members of the Conference of Iraqi Federations and Workers Unions [CIFWU], a coordinated network of several trade unions, held a protest in Basra. Nonviolent protesters gathered to express their opposition to the draft trade union law, submitted by the government to parliament, claiming that it is in direct violation […]
Iraqi Youth for Social and Political Change Receive Support from the European Commission
ICSSI has recently started an ambitious new 3-year project to empower youth in civil society to build strategies for non-violence and co-existence in Iraq. Funded by the European Commission, the project aims to build coalitions between civil society groups in order to promote social, cultural and political change. To strengthen collaboration between civil society, 10 […]