More Travel Restrictions: Extremists Hold Civilians ‘Hostage’ in Mosul
niqash | Mosul The Islamic State group recently re-issued rules about who could and could not leave the city they control, Mosul. Fearing that they will be used as human shields by the extremists, many people have tried to leave, using fake medical certificates and the services of people smugglers. However the new rules are […]
Al-Mada Press – Basrah On Tuesday, workers and trade unionists in Basra accused foreign oil companies operating in the governorate (590 km south of Baghdad), of “exclusivity” in making financial and technical decisions, many of which serve to negate their duties to support the rights of Iraqi workers. This led to a demand on the […]
Al-Mada Press / Sulaymaniyah On Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the province of Sulaymaniyah accused Iran and Turkey of flooding the local market with their products with the aim of keeping Iraq in the position of a “consumer” country. This led to the halt of work in 90% of the province’s factories. […]
A Solidarity Greetings from the U.S. LABOR AGAINST THE WAR (USLAW)
February 25, 2015 To: the Federations, Unions and Members of the Iraqi labor movement and all workers of the self-funded companies-MOI Dear Sister, Brothers, comrades in the cause of peace and justice, U.S. Labor Against the War and its 165 affiliates express our solidarity, support, admiration and respect to the tens of thousands of courageous […]
Painful Career Path for Women Journalists
Sabreen Kadhum There is substantial evidence pointing to the fact that women working in visual, audio or print media are exposed to malicious harassment which offenders claim provides them some protection from this harassment, but is in fact a form of opportunistic and soft extortion. Unfortunately, no one wants to talk about this widespread […]
Flurry of IS Attacks Divert Iraqi Army’s Attention
Al-Monitor – Mushreq Abbas Contradiction prevails in official announcements regarding the course of the battles against the Islamic State (IS) and the group’s movements on the ground. When Iraqis were expecting a Mosul liberation battle, IS rushed to send additional fighters to Anbar, Salahuddin and Kirkuk in a bid to open new fronts, with the aim […]
Iraqi Journalists Likely to Face Exponential Rise in Risks in 2015
ICSSI: Suzanne DeRouen Reporters Without Borders’ (RWB) 2015 World Press Freedom Index reports that, due to the presence of Daesh and the subsequent worsening security situation as well as the government’s chokehold on the press in remaining regions still under its control, Iraq ranked 153 out of 180 countries in 2014 (down three spots from […]
Iraq … A Country in the Throes of Transformation and State Building
Oday Hatem Nearly 12 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, which was supposed to bring about a transition to democracy in Iraq, all the facts on the ground today indicate that the country is moving to become a theocratic state, totally dominated by the clergy. Iraq is becoming a unique case that resembles […]
Iraq: Bodyguards of the National Security Advisor Attack A Group of Journalists
Source: Gulf Center for Human Rights On 18 February 2015, a group of journalists was attacked by the bodyguards of Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Faleh Al-Fayad, who was attending a seminar at the Al-Nahrain Centre for Strategic Studies in Baghdad. The attack started when one of the journalists tried to take a photo in front […]
Women Are the Best Weapon in the War Against Terrorism
Foreign policy Fifteen years ago, the U.N. enshrined the idea that equality between men and women is inextricably linked with peace. It’s time to act on that. If there has been one common thread shared by the extremist movements that have captured the world’s attention in the last year, from northern Nigeria to northern Iraq, […]
AlSumaria– Basrah General Company for Ports, which is based in the province of Basra announced, injuring the largest and most active Iraqi port, a port of Umm Qasr, commercial paralyzed by a sit-General Company for Industries petrochemical staff near the entrance and cutting them off the road leading to him for the second consecutive day […]
Ilisu Dam construction site militarized!
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Batman/Turkey Press Release – 16.02.2015 Ilisu Dam construction site militarized With the continuation of the construction of the Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Tigris River in December 2014, the dam construction site has been militarized intensely. This alarming development leads to grave political tensions and human rights […]