2020-04-17 Secretary-general of Adil Abdul Mahdi's council of ministers attempts to close women freedom organization Safa Salah: I am a human rights activist and the voice of IDPs should be heard “My awareness originated from the era of sectarianism, when people killed each other for sect, religion, and ethnicity. I asked myself: why are they... Iraqi women lose their role in the new government with only holding a minister The Iraqi politicians frequently insist on the fact that women are half of society and they internal regulations of their political parties allocate... Threats and violence compel activists, journalists and protestors to flee Baghdad since the start of the protests Activist Ali Makdam fled Baghdad and moved to a hotel in Erbil as a result of the death threats he received during the social uprisings, similar to what... The Feyli Kurds pay the price for their ethnicity and sect The Feyli Kurds, as members of an Iraqi minority community, have struggled for decades for their rights, paying the price for their ethnicity and sect.... Impunity: A motivator for continuous assassinations and violence against Journalists in the Kurdistan Region “There’s a popular proverb that says, ‘if the perpetrator is not found, the authorities are involved,’” replied journalist Asos Hardi in response... Kakais' anguish in search for security Violence and threats forced Naji Khurshid Kakai to unwillingly abandon his warm house surrounded by his relatives and to begin living in displacement.... Mustafa al-Kadhimi cabinet lacks plan to implement article 140 of the Iraqi constitution The implementation of article 140 of the Iraqi constitution was not included in the proposal of the cabinet of the newly elected Iraqi prime minister... ‘Islamic State militants’ kill two Kakai farmers and burn their grain fields The dead bodies of the two killed Kakai farmers were found in Khanaqin district, Diyala province after their abduction. Their farms and tractors were also... Duhok: One billion and 98 million dinars corruption cases uncovered in Sinjar education directorate Three persons have been arrested for a corruption case of Sinjar lecturers' budget that was worth a billion and 98 million Iraqi Dinars (IQD). The... The US provides Iraqi IDPs with 6.5 million dollars to combat COVID-19 The United States provides the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iraq with six million and 500 thousand dollars to support the... Kirkuk: wheat and barley crops damaged by heavy rainfalls and hailstones Thousands of donums of wheat and barley crops were damaged by heavy rainfalls and hailstorms in Kirkuk, while the majority of the farmers have rented the... Heavy rainfall and hailstorm damage wheat crops of 120 farmers in Sinjar Heavy rain and hailstorm damaged 120 farmers’ wheat crops in Sinjar, while the crops were in their final stage of growth. Last week, heavy rains and... ‹ 1 2 ... 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 ... 198 199 ›