Five Duhok detainees to be released: lawyer
Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Five of the detainees from Duhok whose cases prompted an international outcry from media watchdogs, human rights groups, and diplomats are expected to be released on Thursday, one of their lawyers told Rudaw. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has come under fire for the prosecution of the dozens of people […]
Realities of Climate-Induced Migration in Iraq’s Southern Cities
IOM Environmental degradation over the last 10 years has severely damaged Iraq’s agricultural sector. Worsening water scarcity and quality have left the sector unable to support sufficient and sustainable livelihoods, particularly in rural areas, where it has long been the main workforce employer. This has directly contributed to the migration of rural populations in search […]
GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
GCHR This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting the human rights situation in Iraq. It covers the recent elections that took place on 10 October 2021, the peaceful protests taking place in the country, harassment of civil society activists, journalists, and the media, […]
GCHR’s Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in the Kurdistan Region
GCHR Authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq continue to violate freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly by suppressing online expression and targeting journalists and Internet activists. In this periodic report on the region, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) also documents the assassinations and arrests of civil society and political activists. […]
Iraqi Election 2021: EU Election Observation Mission Releases its ‘Preliminary’ Results
K24 ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Following its monitoring of the early Iraqi parliamentary elections, the European Election Observation Mission (EUOM) published an early version of its report containing its general assessment of the process. In a press conference held in Baghdad, Viola von Cramon, the chief observer of the EUOM, and Domenec Ruiz Devesa, the […]
Turnout in Iraq’s Election Reached 41% – Electoral Commission
Reuters BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Initial turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election on Sunday was 41%, the electoral commission said, in a sign of dwindling trust in political leaders although participation was not nearly as low as election officials had earlier feared. A result would not dramatically alter the balance of power in Iraq or […]
Security Forces, IDPs Cast Votes Early in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections
al-monitor Early voting has opened in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. Early voting is underway for Iraq’s parliamentary elections, with soldiers, prisoners, and displaced Iraqis heading to the polls on Friday to vote. The elections are being held a year early, in keeping with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s campaign pledge. The vote was originally scheduled for […]
October 10th Early Elections Perspectives From Iraqi Civil Society
Abstract To understand the roots and dynamics of the early elections of 10th October 2021 in Iraq, it is necessary not only to understand the geopolitical and institutional aspects of the country but also to follow the evolution of Iraqi social movements, the reactions and the role of local civil society. The Iraqi Civil Society […]
International Water Forum Discusses the Water Crisis in North-East Syria
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria held a water conference from 27-28 September 2021 in Hasakeh, North-East Syria, primarily aimed at discussing the water crisis in the region, bringing together foreign delegations, academics, policymakers, NGOs and civil society. Save the Tigris participated in the forum. North East Syria is currently suffering from a […]
Iraqi Kurdish Court Extends Journalist Omed Baroshky’s Prison Sentence by 1 Year
CPJ New York, September 23, 2021 — In response to an Erbil court’s ruling today to extend the imprisonment of Iraqi Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky by one year, the Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities to drop the charges against him and end harassment of reporters. “Today’s sentencing of freelance journalist Omed Baroshky […]
Man Acquitted in Wife’s Murder After She was Found Alive
The Siasat Daily In the details of the incident, as per the media reports, the case dates back to July when the young man in Iraq went to report his wife’s disappearance to the police station, where he found himself detained and was questioned. An Iraqi channel published a video of the husband’s confession a […]
As Its Rivers Shrink, Iraq Thirsts For Regional Cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq — “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa, gesturing at a dried-up riverbed in northern Iraq. For the environmental activist, the reason the once swirling Sirwan river has dwindled to a trickle lies across the border in Iran, which he says is “controlling all” of the […]