Journalist seriously injured in targeted bomb attack, several others assaulted
Alaa Mohsen was badly injured by a bomb placed underneath his car as he was about to leave his home in the Baghdad suburb of Saydiya.
Life sentence for militants who held two French journalists hostage in 2004
Two alleged Sunni militants were convicted of the abduction of Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot and their Syrian guide, who were held hostage for 124 days.
Mounting tension between ruling parties and journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan
Editor Hemn Karim’s detention for more than 24 hours and a spate of libel actions are the latest examples of the tense climate.
CPJ critical of findings of investigation into Kurdish journalist’s murder
According to the investigation report, Sardasht Osman was killed by a member of Ansar al-Islam, an extremist group, for not carrying out work he had promised to do.
Iraq war: heaviest death toll for media since World War II
Two weeks after the U.S. Army’s last combat brigade withdrew from Iraq, RSF surveyed the country’s seven years of occupation by the coalition forces and their impact on press freedom.
Second targeted killing of a TV presenter in two days
Safaa Al-Dine Abdul Hameed was gunned down outside his home in the northern city of Mosul as he was leaving for work.
IFJ condemns killing of journalist
Ryad Al-Saray, a presenter at Al-Iraqiya Television, was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car.
Police attack journalist’s home in Baghdad
Police officers fired on the home of the head of the Iraqi Press Agency, injuring his wife and other relatives.
Journalist kidnapped and murdered
The body of editor Kamal Qassim Mohamed was found six days after his abduction by gunmen.
KDP paper publishes threat against Sulaymaniyah journalists
CPJ is alarmed by death threats made against journalists after “Livin” magazine published an interview that was critical of a 20th-century Kurdish leader.
Kurdistan Democratic Party targets paper that alleged oil smuggling
The complaint, filed under Saddam Hussein-era criminal statutes, seeks US$1 billion in damages and the closing of the newspaper.
IFJ condemns impunity as suicide strike on Al-Arabiya satellite channel kills six
The attack occurred a month after officials warned that insurgents opposed to the channel were planning to strike against it.
Supreme Judicial Court spokesman announces plans to establish special court for journalists
CPJ calls for disclosure of details about the decision to establish a new press court and an explanation of the mechanisms under which it will operate.
Kurdish journalist threatened with death for denouncing corruption
Shwan Ahmed’s articles described the workings of a vast system of corruption, nepotism and embezzlement allegedly created by leading figures.
Al-Maliki questioned on missing Iraqi journalist
CPJ writes to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, calling on him to clarify the whereabouts of editor Saad al-Aossi and the reasons for his continued detention.
CPJ calls for action following spate of recent attacks on the press in Iraqi Kurdistan
In a letter to Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani, CPJ expresses its concern about deteriorating press freedom conditions in the region, including deadly violence and official harassment.