UN Report on Iraq: Widespread Human Rights Violations and Killing of Civilians Continue Unabated
BAGHDAD/GENEVA (13 July 2015) – A UN report released Monday shows that the conflict in Iraq continues to take a terrible toll on civilians, with at least 15,000 killed and 30,000 injured since January 2014. Widespread human rights violations and massive displacement continue unabated throughout the country. The report, compiled by the UN Assistance Mission […]
Amount of water in the Central Marshes and Al-Hammar Marshes declines to less than 25%
Al-Mada Press / Dhi Qar The Center for the Restoration of Iraqi Marshes in Dhi Qar province disclosed on Saturday the rate of decline of the water in the Central and Al-Hammar Marshes (90 km east of Nasiriyah). It shrinked to less than 25%, while submerged areas during the past year accounted for 65% of […]
Dominican Monk Saves 800 Manuscripts at Risk from Daesh across Kurdistan
Shafaq News Nothing concerned Dominican Iraqi monk Najib Michael from the Dominican Fathers Church in Paris more than saving his manuscripts before Daesh terrorists reached them in Mosul and Qaraqosh. Michael’s attempt to smuggle 800 manuscripts to Kurdistan Region coincided with Daesh’s control of the ancient Syrian city Palmyra, which raised fears for the city’s […]
No to Harassment, No to Tribal Fusliya! Iraqi Women Want Their Rights and Freedom!
Updates on #Shahrazad Campaign – July 2015 Protecting displaced and refugee women from harassment A forum on the subject of sexual harassment was conducted at the “Bahrakah” Refugee Camp in Erbil. Twenty displaced women participated in the discussions, which focused on defining the types of harassment that women are experiencing. The women also shared their […]
Ministerial crisis cell will arive in the Marshes in Dhi Qar next week
Iraqi Media Network News Center (IMN), Baghdad A ministerial crisis cell occupied with the issue of pollution in the Marshes of Southern Iraq announced that it would conduct an official visit to the Marshes in Dhi Qar province next week to see the extent of the damage caused to the region due to the low […]
When Mark Altaweel agreed to hunt for ‘blood antiquities’ in London dealerships, he was expecting more of a challenge. But as the archaeologist discovered, relics from the ruins of Palmyra and Nimrud are now on display in British shops – and so far no-one has worked out how to stop it Mark Altaweel is surprised […]
Action at UNESCO World Heritage Committee for Hasankeyf and Iraqi Marshes
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Press Release, 28 June 2015 Today an action has been done in front of the annual conference opening of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO in Bonn/Germany. The participants demanded to list Hasankeyf (Turkish-Kurdistan) and the Iraqi Marshes on the World Heritage List and to stop the Ilisu Dam […]
List Hasankeyf and The Iraqi Marshes Now! Stop Ilisu Dam from Destroying World Heritage
Statement by Save the Tigris River Campaign, on the occasion of the thirty-ninth session of the World Heritage Committee, in the city of Bonn – Germany (June 28 – July 7, 2015) To: The Iraqi government UNESCO Office – Iraq The Turkish government Respected members of the World Heritage Committee We write to you […]
“Narjis’ Diary”, At a Recent Event of the Shahrazad Campaign
At a Recent Event of the Shahrazad Campaign, A Film by the Iraqi Women Journalists Forum titled “Narjis’ Diary” Exposed and Condemned Daesh’s Crimes Against Women. Watch it here! and Read About the Urgent Issues Discussed in the Conference. BAGHDAD On the occasion of the Iraqi Press Day Festival (June 13, 2015), one year after […]
By Francesca Borri, Freelance Journalist (June 2015). We usually simplify Iraq, and its 35 million population, by splitting it into a Shia south, a Sunni centre, and a Kurdish north. Each city, yet, each area of Iraq is rather a blend of different ethnic groups and confessional communities – or of Iraqis who see their […]
UK to Adopt Hague Convention to Protect Artefacts in War Zones
Source: BBC A major international agreement designed to protect cultural property during military conflict is to be finally ratified by the UK. The 1954 Hague Convention was set up after World War Two but has never been adopted into law by the government. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says destruction and looting in Syria and Iraq […]
The Mosul Crisis: its Roots, Daesh’s Terrorist Practices, and their Impact on Women
Suha Auda – Mosul Iraqi Women Journalists Forum, in cooperation with the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), and Un Ponte Per Organization (UPP) Paper prepared for the hearings in the Italian Parliament, June 2015 To talk about conditions in Mosul today, ways to overcome the crisis and to address the practices and violations of […]