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Iraq

Most covered free expression issues in this country

Key reports and information

Iraq’s Information Crimes Law

Badly Written Provisions and Draconian Punishments Violate Due Process and Free Speech

Human Rights Watch 12 July 2012
World Report 2012: Iraq

"In April Iraq’s parliament approved a Journalists’ Protection Law, intended to protect media workers and compensate them for injuries sustained while working"

Human Rights Watch 22 February 2012
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Iraq

Iraq's impunity rate, "three times worse than any other nation"

Committee to Protect Journalists 22 February 2012
Press Freedom Index 2011-2012: Iraq

Iraq fell 22 places, from 130th to 152nd in annual press freedom index

Reporters Without Borders 25 January 2012

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