Iraq - IFEX http://www.ifex.org/iraq/ Iraq en Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:19:31 -0700 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:19:31 -0700 100 <![CDATA[In Iraqi Kurdistan, journalists are victim of political tension]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/03/22/kurdistan-journalists-political-tension/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:07:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/03/22/kurdistan-journalists-political-tension/ <![CDATA[Targeting of activists and journalists continues in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/03/11/targeting-activists-journalists/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:18:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/03/11/targeting-activists-journalists/ <![CDATA[Iraqi photojournalist Samer Ali Hussain killed in unknown circumstances]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/01/14/samer-ali-hussain-killed/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 06:02:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2019/01/14/samer-ali-hussain-killed/ <![CDATA[Continuing arrests of Basra protesters and four more demonstrators reported killed]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/09/18/arrests-basra-protesters/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:50:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/09/18/arrests-basra-protesters/ <![CDATA[Iraqi security forces used tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters in Basra]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/09/06/tear-gas-protest-basra/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 05:35:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/09/06/tear-gas-protest-basra/ <![CDATA[Iraqi authorities obstruct media coverage of protests]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/07/26/authorities_obstruct_media_protests/ Thu, 26 Jul 2018 06:50:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/07/26/authorities_obstruct_media_protests/ <![CDATA[Covering corruption exposes journalists to arrest in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/06/13/covering-corruption-journalists/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:09:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/06/13/covering-corruption-journalists/ <![CDATA[TV crews assaulted, detained covering protests in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/27/tv-crews-assaulted/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:18:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/27/tv-crews-assaulted/ <![CDATA[IFJ and its affiliate the Kurdistan Journalists Union (KJS) call for press freedom ahead of Iraqi elections]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/22/press-freedom-elections/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:19:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/22/press-freedom-elections/ <![CDATA[Kurdistan Regional Government detains protesters, suppresses criticism]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/01/kurdistan-protesters-detained/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:14:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/03/01/kurdistan-protesters-detained/ <![CDATA[Iraqi Kurdistan: The IFJ warns about media freedom violations in the region]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/02/07/kurdistan-media-freedom/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:42:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2018/02/07/kurdistan-media-freedom/ <![CDATA[Alarming violence against journalists in northern Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/11/05/violence-kurdish-journalists/ Kurdistan TV cameraman near Kirkuk and violence against media personnel by demonstrators in Erbil. The two separate incidents in the space of a few hours point to an alarming decline in the security of journalists in northern Iraq. ]]> Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:08:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/11/05/violence-kurdish-journalists/ <![CDATA[Media targeted in Kurdistan referendum tension]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/10/02/media-targeted-kurdistan-referendum/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:11:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/10/02/media-targeted-kurdistan-referendum/ <![CDATA[Shifting security situation for journalists in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/08/28/security-journalists-iraq/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:12:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/08/28/security-journalists-iraq/ <![CDATA[Mosul blast kills French and Kurdish journalists, injures others]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/06/20/mosul-blast-journalists/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:55:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/06/20/mosul-blast-journalists/ <![CDATA[Iraqi parliament slammed for bill restricting free speech]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/05/30/bill-restricts-speech/ Tue, 30 May 2017 04:27:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/05/30/bill-restricts-speech/ <![CDATA[Armed forces in Iraqi Kurdistan shoot at protesters, killing one]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/04/05/protestors-shot-kurdistan/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:22:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/04/05/protestors-shot-kurdistan/ <![CDATA[Iraqi Kurdish journalist killed by roadside bomb in Mosul]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/02/27/kurdish-journalist-killed-mosul/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 09:14:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/02/27/kurdish-journalist-killed-mosul/ <![CDATA[Iraq shuts down internet to prevent cheating]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/02/10/internet_shut_down/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:06:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2017/02/10/internet_shut_down/ <![CDATA[Protect journalists covering Battle of Mosul]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/10/31/mosul_offensive_journalist_protection/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:37:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/10/31/mosul_offensive_journalist_protection/ <![CDATA[Iraqi media technician and journalist killed in separate attacks]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/08/26/media_technician_journalist_killed_separate_attacks/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:36:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/08/26/media_technician_journalist_killed_separate_attacks/ <![CDATA[Kurdish reporter murdered, another killed while covering fighting]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/08/17/kurdish_reporters_killed/ Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:04:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/08/17/kurdish_reporters_killed/ <![CDATA[Iraqi cameraman killed in southern Mosul]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/07/18/killed_in_mosul/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:30:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/07/18/killed_in_mosul/ <![CDATA[Five injured in terrorist attack on Kurdish media network in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/06/27/five_injured_attack_on_media/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:36:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/06/27/five_injured_attack_on_media/ <![CDATA[Photojournalist killed by mortar in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/06/17/photojournalist_mortar_iraq/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:00:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/06/17/photojournalist_mortar_iraq/ <![CDATA[Iraq shuts down its internet, again]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/05/17/iraq_shuts_down_internet/ Tue, 17 May 2016 08:26:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/05/17/iraq_shuts_down_internet/ <![CDATA[Iraq bans Al Jazeera from operating within the country ]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/04/28/banned_from_reporting/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 08:58:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/04/28/banned_from_reporting/ <![CDATA[Two Iraqi broadcast journalists shot dead by masked men ]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/01/13/iraqi_journalists_shot_dead/ Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:12:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2016/01/13/iraqi_journalists_shot_dead/ <![CDATA[Journalists in Mosul dying amid resounding silence]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/29/journalists_dying_resounding_silence/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:58:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/29/journalists_dying_resounding_silence/ <![CDATA[Anti-corruption protesters in Iraq facing beatings and abductions]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/23/beatings_abduction/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:05:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/23/beatings_abduction/ <![CDATA[Iraqi Kurdistan: KDP forces fire on protesters leaving five dead]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/21/iraqi_20kurdistan_3a/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:10:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/21/iraqi_20kurdistan_3a/ <![CDATA[Kurdish security forces unleash wave of terror on media in Iraqi Kurdistan]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/19/kurdish_media_under_attack/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:26:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/10/19/kurdish_media_under_attack/ <![CDATA[Iraq's anti-corruption protests marred by wave of murders]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/09/16/anti_corruption_protests/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:33:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/09/16/anti_corruption_protests/ <![CDATA[ISIS kidnaps, kills Iraqi journalist in Mosul ]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/07/24/iraqi_journalist_killed/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:45:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/07/24/iraqi_journalist_killed/ <![CDATA[The deadly consequences of practicing journalism in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/05/13/six_local_journalists_killed_since_january2015/ Wed, 13 May 2015 07:40:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/05/13/six_local_journalists_killed_since_january2015/ <![CDATA[UN Security Council asked to refer crimes against journalists in Syria and Iraq to ICC]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/05/01/un_security_council_asked_to_refer_crimes_to_icc/ Fri, 01 May 2015 09:47:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/05/01/un_security_council_asked_to_refer_crimes_to_icc/ <![CDATA[No safe haven: Journalists in Iraq facing threats from all sides of the conflict]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/04/20/danger_at_every_corner/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:39:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/04/20/danger_at_every_corner/ <![CDATA[In Iraq, Islamic State exacts heavy toll on journalists and their families]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/04/14/isis_exacts_heavy_toll_on_journalists/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:59:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/04/14/isis_exacts_heavy_toll_on_journalists/ <![CDATA[Fighting words: Taking on ISIS in the digital sphere ]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/02/18/taking_on_isis_in_digital_sphere/ Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:11:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/02/18/taking_on_isis_in_digital_sphere/ <![CDATA[Fight for justice in Kurdistan as suspect in journalist's murder is exonerated]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/01/23/suspect_in_murder_exonerated/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:28:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2015/01/23/suspect_in_murder_exonerated/ <![CDATA[Islamic State in Iraq holding at least 20 media workers hostage in Mosul]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/12/02/mosul_islamic_state_hostages/ Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:44:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/12/02/mosul_islamic_state_hostages/ <![CDATA[Areas in Iraq and Syria controlled by ISIS are now considered news "blackholes"]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/10/24/news_black_holes/ Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:00:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/10/24/news_black_holes/ <![CDATA[ISIS kills two Iraqi journalists in two days]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/10/14/two_journalists_murdered/ Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:25:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/10/14/two_journalists_murdered/ <![CDATA[Journalists as hostages of ISIS: The lasting chill on free expression]]> https://www.ifex.org/syria/2014/10/07/journalists_hostages_of_isis/ Tue, 07 Oct 2014 09:32:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/syria/2014/10/07/journalists_hostages_of_isis/ <![CDATA[ISIS militants execute leading human rights lawyer and activist in Iraq]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/09/26/female_rights_defender_executed/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:26:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/09/26/female_rights_defender_executed/ <![CDATA[ISIS threatening to execute Iraqi journalists]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/09/11/isis_threatens_to_execute_iraqi_journalists/ Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:29:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/09/11/isis_threatens_to_execute_iraqi_journalists/ <![CDATA[James Foley's killers pose many threats to local, international journalists]]> https://www.ifex.org/syria/2014/08/21/is_threats_to_journalists/ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:47:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/syria/2014/08/21/is_threats_to_journalists/ <![CDATA[Kurdish reporter killed in clashes in Iraqi Kurdistan]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/08/13/killed_in_clashes_between_isis_and_peshmerga/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:49:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/08/13/killed_in_clashes_between_isis_and_peshmerga/ <![CDATA[TV presenter violently attacked in Iraqi Kurdistan]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/07/31/violently_attacked/ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:25:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/07/31/violently_attacked/ <![CDATA[Iraqi newspaper's Baghdad office attacked by masked men in police cars]]> https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/07/16/newspaper_targeted_attacked/ Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:54:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/iraq/2014/07/16/newspaper_targeted_attacked/