Statement of Iraqi Women Network in Commemoration of 15th Anniversary of UN Res. 1325
Baghdad, Oct 31st, 2015 We passed the 15th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, while many Iraqi women and girls have between displaced or abducted, made slaves and victims of sexual and physical violence, as a result of the escalating violence, terrorism and extremism, particularly after the […]
Oil Workers Unite and Protest the Decision to Reduce their Salaries
Abu Watan: ‘You left corrupters to enjoy the spoils of their theft, and struck at us with an iron fist!’ Basrah – Forward Newspaper On Sunday, November 1, hundreds of workers in the Southern Oil Company in Basrah, protested in front of the headquarters of the company in Bab Al-Zubair, rejecting the new salary scale […]
US Must Back Kurdistan Region’s Democratic Institutions, Not An Illegal President
Source: Pasewan On Monday 12 October, 2015, security forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) prevented Dr. Yousef Mohammad, the Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly, from entering the capital city of Erbil (Hawler) to carry out his legislative duties and oversee a session of the parliament due to be held that day. At the […]
Results of the review session of Iraq on the Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
The Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign presented a shadow report covering the water situation in Iraq as part of the reviewing process of Iraq’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic and Social Rights. The report was titled: “The Ilisu dam and its impact on human rights in Iraq: and the Iraq government’s […]
Documented Biographies of 48 Abducted Journalists and 13 Journalists Executed by Daash
October 27, 2015 – Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO) and Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Since the group calling itself “the Islamic State” (or “Islamic State of Iraq and Al- Sham”, ISIS) took control of Mosul in June 2014, this Iraqi city turned into a death trap for journalists, especially after the jihadist militant group seized all local media, getting hold […]
Shahrazad Festival at the Second Session of the Iraqi Social Forum
Iraqi Women Journalists Forum (IWJF) – October 2015 In Abu Nawas gardens, near the Tigris River in the heart of the capital Baghdad and in the framework of the second session of the Iraqi Social Forum which was held for the period from October 2-3, the Iraqi Journalists Women Forum members have organized within the […]
Serious Threats to Freedom of the Press in Kurdistan
Widespread attacks against journalists and their organizations Since the protest movements in Kurdistan began, they have been overwhelmingly peaceful as teachers and professors demanded payment of their salaries, which have been withheld for four months. Over time, the protests evolved into strikes from work, and then turned into major demonstrations that not only demanded salaries […]
In solidarity with Iraqi civil society: an overview of the Extended Iraqi Social Forum
As the second session of the Iraqi Social Forum on Coexistence and Civil Peace took place in Baghdad from 1-3 October 2015, it was attended by internationals from Tunisia, Palestine, Italy, Zambia and Germany. Together they represented civil society movements from their respective countries. Other internationals could not make it due to the difficulty of […]
Niqash – Sulaimaniyah In Iraqi Kurdistan one local party has just paralysed the whole political system. It’s a region touted as the “other Iraq” because it’s more stable and prosperous. But how does the “other Iraq” compare now? The repercussions of the event that took place on the morning of October 12, 2015, at the […]
Journalists Targeted for Covering Anti-corruption Protests
Source: Reporters without Boarders Reporters Without Borders condemns the many cases of threats and physical violence against journalists covering the wave anti-corruption protests that have swept much of Iraq, from the south to the centre and the capital, for the past two and a half months. The aim of the violence against media personnel, by […]
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 Social Forum convened the activities of its second session to celebrate the ideal that “Another Iraq is Possible”. The Forum adopted “Civil Peace and Coexistence” as the theme for all of this session’s activities and […]
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) launched its second session at Abu Nawas Gardens in Baghdad on the 1st, 2nd, and the 3rd of October 2015, under the slogan: “Another Iraq is Possible.” The ISF, with its civil society and democratic […]