Reports 2020-07-31 Witness accounts of the armed attack on the Kaka’i village Dara Kirkuk residents might have to spend upcoming 4-day holiday without electricity Owners of private generator businesses threaten to cut off electricity feed during the days of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice holiday, if the... Kaka’i woman sings for the plight of her community Iraqi minorities have tried many peaceful methods to protest and show the level of marginalization they have been subjected to. For a Kaka’i woman is... The misery of forced marriages When Shireen hears her brothers say “a cousin belongs to a cousin; she must marry him,” she raises her voice and says: “I will not marry a cousin!”... Victim number 62: The culprit is known but walks free Journalists are often blamed for not filing a legal complaint when their rights are violated. I did and found out who the culprit was, but the authorities... Coronavirus exacerbates mental distress of IDP women especially Yazidi survivors Traumas, depression and other sorts of mental distress are increasing among displaced women, as reaching health professionals is difficult due to measures... Only 3 out of 11 positions at Shingal administration given to Yazidis While Yazidis form the majority in Shingal district, they are a minority in governing positions. According to official numbers from the Shingal... ISIS at night and Coronavirus at day-time: Kaka’i village not allowed a respite The threat of COVID-19 brings back bitter memories from several years back for Sa’d Abbas and his family: once more they will have to abandon their... A new life and bitter memories captured in two pictures The widely-shared picture captured the misery the Yazidis suffered at the hands of ISIS militants. Compared to those times Khunaf Qasim’s life feels like... Kaka’i veteran lives in agony without necessary painkillers Every night Almas’ sleep is disrupted by the pain caused by the injuries in his back and his dysfunctioning leg, as he neither has painkillers, nor can he... Kirkuk farmers unable to sell their summer produce due to imported mass-produced cheap fruit and vegetable Sarkawt Tahir prefers to let his crops go to waste than harvest and take them to the market, because the sum he can get for them is less than the costs he... Music helps Kakayi family cope with losing much of their livelihood and home confinement At Bahman’s home, authentic traditional singing and reciting poetry are interfused with melodies from the lute and Daf (Kurdish frame drum). And his wife... One of Shingal’s sub-districts is still cut off from the national electricity grid Shingal’s Giruzer (Qahtaniya) subdistrict does not get the national electricity feed due the destruction of cable lines during the war against ISIS. This... ‹ 1 2 ... 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ... 44 45 ›
