2021-11-10 Assaults against journalists dropped in October elections All my photos, videos and rights gone The guards and managers of a petrol station in Kirkuk committed at least five ofences against me in 45 minutes: they stopped me from media coverage, took my... Rights of journalists are missing "My camera is my weapon. I cannot give it to you,” this was enough for the security forces of Duhok Northern Province to arrest Karwan Sadiq, reporter of... A wave of silencing: Journalists and activists taken to court Civil activists and journalists in Khanaqin district of Diyala province east of Baghdad are subject to a campaign to "silencing" by filing lawsuits against... Positive initiative: Director general of Education apologized to me In front of first-grade students, three security guards with pistols and Kalashnikov rifles kicked us out of the school gate as if we were criminals, after... Women encounter tough challenges in male-dominant media Women are minority in media outlets in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKR and the disputed territories yet the volatile situation following covid-19 pandemic... Female journalists face sexual harassment in Iraqi Kurdistan Shirin Mohammed, 28, works in public relations of a media outlet and has to make tens of phone calls with contacts everyday which sometimes results in... One year prison for two activists detained since 14 months Before calling in Badal Barwari, a teacher from Duhok, and Omed Baroshki, a freelance journalist, the court room was full of Asayish (Kurdish security)... Free, private media easy to suppress After nine years, one of the key suspects of the assault against Asoss Hardi, a Sulaymaniyah-based journalist, was freed. This news was the headline of... Facebook message pushed me away from Media Working for the media in Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKR is full of challenges especially for women. For me it was twice tough as a beginner. My story tells how... Officer went crazy when I told him as journalist, have right of media coverage “Following October 16th 2017 events, I was not so pleased as now to laugh heartly,” said the policeman who escorted us from the demonstrations to police... Influx of media outlets: Disorder or freedom of press? Media outlets in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKR are in the raise that each 5,000 residents of Kurdistan have a media outlet and one out of each 71 residents... Kurdish authorities accused of discrimination toward media Their doors are always open for some media outlets while for other journalists and outlets; they hardly get access to information and regularly face... ‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ›
