This section shall document and raise the alarm regarding the violence against journalists and media workers in the Kurdistan Region and disputed territories of Iraq. in partnership with an international non-profit organization opened this platform on June 01, 2021 to help monitor growing press freedom violations and those against freedom of expression.

Media Monitoring

Security forces ban journalists from covering rally in front of Iran Consulate in Erbil — 2022-09-27
Security forces ban journalists from covering rally in front of Iran Consulate in Erbil

Security forces discriminate journalists covering Erbil fire

Security forces discriminate journalists covering Erbil fire

Police harm and harass journalists from three independent media outlets during the coverage of the fire erupted in the Downtown shopping center in Erbil...

Story of abuse against TV reporter and his assistant

Story of abuse against TV reporter and his assistant

A correspondent of Nalia Radio and Television NRT and his assistant were arrested by security forces in Khalifan district of Soran autonomous administration...

Duhok security forces (Asayish) shut office of news website

Duhok security forces (Asayish) shut office of news website

The security forces of Duhok Northern Province have closed the office of a local news website for 16 days without giving any explanation for the closure,...

Erbil Journalist released on bail for two million dinars

Erbil Journalist released on bail for two million dinars

A Kurdish journalist has been detained for about ten hours in a police station in Erbil due to lawsuit filed by a doctor for using a video of his clinic for...

Violations against journalists covering Erbil drone attack

Violations against journalists covering Erbil drone attack

Journalists working in various media organizations once again were subject to violations, their press equipment confiscated by the security forces while...

Federal police detain two journalists south of Kirkuk

Federal police detain two journalists south of Kirkuk

The Iraqi Federal Police have detained two journalists belonging working for a TV channel for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in a district south of...

Countering online hate speech: creating counter narrative through good journalism and working with young people

Countering online hate speech: creating counter narrative through good journalism and working with young people

In the final episode of a series of podcasts on identifying and countering hate speech produced by the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive...

Kurdish authorities likely involved in kidnapping and murder of young journalist, newly published investigation

Kurdish authorities likely involved in kidnapping and murder of young journalist, newly published investigation

Kurdish authorities were likely directly involved in the 2010 kidnapping and murder of a young journalist, a newly published investigation by three...

280 violations against journalists in Iraq

280 violations against journalists in Iraq

The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq PFAA monitored 280 cases of violations against journalists from May 3, 2021 to May 2, 2022 per which Baghdad...

Journalists denounce access denial to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament

Journalists denounce access denial to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament

A group of journalists and media outlets criticize the presidency of Iraqi Kurdistan parliament for impeding coverage of parliament sessions while the...

Two-years-prison for Duhok prisoner

Two-years-prison for Duhok prisoner

A court of Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKR has found a civic activist, out of tens of Duhok prisoners, guilty and sentenced her of two-years-in-prison for terror...

Five of Badinan detainees to be released in six months

Five of Badinan detainees to be released in six months

The president of Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKRP per his power has reduced the conviction sentence for 5 of Badinan detainees from 6 years to to two years and...