2020-12-27 Despite promises, tiny fraction of returned Ezidi IDPs receive compensation Internews awards KirkukNow for coverage of women’s rights issues KirkukNow website has won an award for the most progressive news outlet of 2020 in Iraq for covering women and gender issues. The award was given by... Turkmen women complain of marginalization in politics Turkmen women’s rights activists believe that Turkmen women have had their share of prejudice and inequality in political representation and appointment... Women flock to illiteracy eradication centres Mothers have always been eager to learn; writing with one hand, and holding their children with the other. They raise their children while anticipating a... Activist group seeks making Kirkuk province autonomous region A group of activists, notables and law experts announced a plan to turn Kirkuk into an autonomous region, aiming to radically resolve the administrative... Senior ISIS member killed in Kirkuk: Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced on Wednesday that the deputy of the ISIS so-called ‘wali’ (prefect) of Iraq, known as Sha’lan, had... Minority within minority: Shingal’s Christians unable to return When ISIS militants blew up their homes and torched their churches, the Christians of Shingal lost all hope of being able to return. That’s why they leave... “Arab settlers are tilling our lands” A group of villagers in Haftaghaz area in Kirkuk’s Daquq district staged a protest today against their lands being ploughed by “Arab settlers.” An... Press freedom shrinks in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Karzan Tariq sought to serve as eyes for the people during the protests in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, but he was quickly attacked by a number of security... Protests continue in Kirkuk Numerous protests were staged in Kirkuk in the past two months for a range of demands, among them: basic services like electricity and waste collection; job... Broken Ezidi heart: Mother Shamé experiences ISIS horrors While praying and wailing, she often raises her hands and looks upwards asking “God, what have we done to deserve this?” while looking at pictures of... Lack of government effort in rebuilding Ezidi places of worship Funding for the reconstruction of the destroyed Ezidi places of worship and shrines in Nineveh province is limited to donations from people and NGOs, as... Food prices in Kirkuk skyrocket Prices of consumer goods across Iraq have risen sharply in the past few days after news the Iraqi Dinar plunged when news about the government’s plans to... ‹ 1 2 ... 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 ... 190 191 ›
