2021-01-04 2020 was abysmal for press freedom in Iraq Iraqi army imposes nightly curfew in Kirkuk’s Shwan subdistrict The Iraqi army has imposed a nightly curfew starting from 24:00 in Kirkuk’s Shwan subdistrict, aiming to improve security and limit armed attacks. The... Increase in Kirkuk’s 2020 crude oil export, revenue According to official numbers, there was an increase in crude oil export from the fields in Kirkuk province. At the start of 2020, an amount of 1,114,000... New year starts with bloody attack in Khanaqin With the arrival of news from intelligence officials that ISIS has appointed a new ‘Emir’ for Khanaqin and Gulala (Jalawla) area, within less than a... Iraqi Baha'is still deprived of religious freedom “Despite the change of the governing regime in Iraq, we, the Baha’i, are still deprived of the right to declare religion or practice our rituals in... One Iraq Army officer, two soldiers killed by IED One Iraqi Army officer was killed and two soldiers were killed in an attack on a military convoy in Kirkuk province’s Daquq district. Another soldier was... Life comes back to Tal Afar Three years after the end of the military operation to clear Tal Afar district of ISIS militants and a period of continued instability, life in the district... Tiny fraction of Ezidi, Turkmen war victims compensated After years of displacement, returnee Turkmen and Ezidi IDPs complain about the compensation from the government being too little compared to the damages... Parliamentary committee to investigate landownership dispute in Kirkuk In front of the closed door of a room, tens of Kurdish and Arab farmers wait to be let inside, each holding several documents. They seek a resolution to an... No political support for turning Kirkuk province into a federal region None of the political parties that represent the different ethnic and religious components of Kirkuk support turning the province into a federal region,... Despite promises, tiny fraction of returned Ezidi IDPs receive compensation After leaving the camps for the displaced, thousands of Ezidi families are still to receive the financial aid that the government promised to grant families... 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... ‹ 1 2 ... 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 ... 186 187 ›
