Reports 2020-09-17 Abandoned guest worker from Sierra Leone claims she was beaten and her passport withheld Zanqr, Kaka’i village on the verge of desolation The village of Zanqr used to be among the bustling Kaka’i villages. Lack of security (until recently), and lack of basic services and unemployment have... Land ownership disputes between Kurds and Arabs remain unresolved For three years, the village of Palkana has been among the places where tension and conflict between Kurds and Arabs keep resurfacing, while the Erbil and... Controversy surrounds anti-domestic violence resolution, which is soon to be debated at Iraqi Parliament Women and activists in Kirkuk are split into two camps of opponents and proponents of the Anti-Domestic Violence Resolution, which is soon to be debated in... Motive behind the murder of Awara and Hélin still not clear: father still in hiding “Those two sisters were neglected, but obedient and good to one another,” this is how some of the relatives of the two sisters from Chamchamal who were After 20 years, Lamia’ goes back to school, finishes elementary school and vows to go to college After 20 years being cut off from education, Lamia’ decides to go back to school despite being a housewife and having to care for her three children. She... Life in two neighbourhoods of Kirkuk marred by air pollution Instead of an evening breeze, Azeema and her neighbours are forced to breathe in smoke from burning rubbish, a hospital’s medical waste and smoke from an... Medical centre with no physician serves 14 villages The topzawa medical centre was built 56 years ago, yet to this day, no physician has been appointed as staff, even though it is the only place residents of... Most of Shingal’s shrines and places of worship still in ruins Six years after the war, the destruction of religious places caused by ISIS in Shingal is still manifest, due to neglect by the authorities and lack of... Azeema’s dreams up in smoke with her home Sobbing and lammenting, Azeema arrives at her burned down huse, and sees her furniture and other possessions destroyd, some turned into charcoal. In a... Kirkuk journalists get assaulted by security and their rights get trampled on by officials When covering events, journalists in Kirkuk are often subjected to assaults by security forces; they get beaten and their equipment gets destroyed.... A glimmer of joy for children at one of Shingal’s ruined villages “When we came back to Shingal after being displaced, we were living in uncertainty. But we pushed forward and managed to persevere,” said Rasho Sabri, a... Lack of Water threatens Kaka’i village under Covid-19 As temperatures soar up to 45 degrees (Celsius) in this part of Kirkuk Province, there is no drinking water at a Kaka’i village (Mateeq) in Daquq... ‹ 1 2 ... 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 ... 50 51 ›