Iraq Chills Its Critics And Targets Social Media
New regulations on “degrading content” are part of a broader campaign to silence independent voices. Dozens of Iraqis gathered in Tahrir...
New York Times 1
Aug 7, 2023
UK Recognizes Genocide Against Yazidis
In the Sinjar region of Iraq in 2014, ISIL fighters systematically killed and enslaved thousands of men and women. An Iraqi Yazidi...
Al Jazeera
Aug 2, 2023
End Curbs on Women's Mobility
In the Middle East and North Africa, Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel and Other Movement. Women hold signs during a protest against...
Genocide Watch
Jul 26, 2023
Iraqi Protests Continue Over Danish Quran Burning
Protestors try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark. Iraqis raise copies of the Quran,...
Associated Press 1
Jul 26, 2023
Protestors Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad
A diplomatic fight breaks out after a man desecrated the Quran. Protesters scale a wall at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Thursday. (AP...
Associated Press 1
Jul 20, 2023
Iraq: Threats to Freedom of Expression
© AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP The Iraqi government has re-introduced two draft laws to the Parliament which, if passed, would severely curtail...
Amnesty International
Jul 19, 2023
U.N. Resolution To Find 130,000 Missing Syrians
Dozens of Syrians wait at the President's Bridge in Damascus, Syria, for relatives they hope would be among those released from prison on...
Associated Press 1
Jul 14, 2023
Protests in Iraq Over Burning of Quran
Sweden has been widely condemned for allowing the burning of the Muslim holy book outside a mosque on Wednesday during Eid al-Adha, a...
New York Times 1
Jul 4, 2023
Genocide Watch issues report on Kurdish Genocides
https://www.genocidewatch.com/so/c4OYYYWPK?languageTag=en Barzani Cemetery, Barzan, Kurdistan, Iraq 15 April 2023 credit Ted Stanton ...
Genocide Watch
Jun 26, 2023
Vienna, Austria recognizes 1988 Halabja, Iraq Genocide
In 1988, Saddam Hussein's airforce dropped chemical weapons on the Kurdish town of Halabja killing 5000. ANF 25 Mar 2023 The Vienna City...
Genocide Watch
Mar 26, 2023
LGBTQI+ Persecution: The Global Genocide of Gay People
Cultural or state-led killings of gay people constitute Stage 9: Extermination in Genocide Watch's Ten Stages of Genocide.
Genocide Watch
Mar 24, 2023
Turkey confirms deadly airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
Strikes launched in retaliation for Istanbul bombing target ‘terrorist bases’, but civilian deaths reported by Kurdish officials People...
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