Authorities prohibit live satellite TV coverage of demonstration
RSF is concerned about a spate of attacks by security forces on news media and NGOs in the past 48 hours.
Raid prevents Kurdistan’s first independent TV station from covering unrest
Fifty masked gunmen carried out a raid on the headquarters of Naliya Radio and Television (NRT), in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
Human Rights Watch releases report on human rights situation, including conditions for journalists
The 102-page report calls on the government to protect the rights of vulnerable groups and amend laws that violate freedom of speech.
Security guards open fire on protesters
“As a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iraq must protect and promote freedom of expression and association, and the right to assemble peacefully,” said Human Rights Watch.
Journalist gunned down in Mosul
The 50-year-old journalist wrote for several newspapers and was well known for his critical views, according to the Iraqi Journalist Syndicate (IJS).
ARTICLE 19 and IFJ welcome appeal court victory for “The Guardian” in defamation case
The Baghdad Appeal Court overturned a prior defamation ruling, saying no harm had resulted from an article that quoted critics describing the prime minister as “increasingly autocratic.”
Journalist killed, media prevented from working
Omar Rassim al-Qayssi died of injuries he received in a car bomb.
News media targeted by Al-Qaeda and other terror groups
RSF and JFO appeal to the leaders of Al-Qaeda to immediately call off plans to attack public institutions and news media and to stop targeting civilians, including journalists.
CPJ calls on authorities to investigate murder of Al-Mosuliya journalist
Reporter Mazen Mardan al-Baghdadi was gunned down in front of his home.
RSF issues investigative report on the state of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan
In a new report titled, “Between Freedom and Abuses: The Media Paradox in Iraqi Kurdistan”, RSF reviews the political and historical circumstances surrounding the growth of media outlets in the region.
TV station’s closure may be linked to critical programming
Al-Baghdadia TV’s bureau chief in Cairo said the authorities were using the coverage of an attack on a church as an excuse for the station’s closure.
Al-Baghdadia TV station’s offices closed, two employees arrested
The authorities closed the station’s offices in Baghdad, Kerbala and Basra in connection with its coverage of a hostage-taking in a Baghdad church.
RSF calls for transparency following Wikileaks revelations
Pressure to prevent Wikileaks from releasing “classified” US military documents about the Iraq war is contrary to the principle of access to information, RSF says.
Journalist faces libel suit after writing about sports complex irregularities
Ziyad Al-Ajily published an article in which he quoted an engineering report denouncing the project.
WAN-IFRA expresses concern over pattern of media oppression
WAN-IFRA called on the Kurdistan Regional Government president to end what appears to be a campaign of harassment against the media.
Bomb kills journalist in latest attack on the profession
Cameraman Tahrir Kadhem Jawad was killed on his way to work by a bomb placed under his car.