No safe haven: Journalists in Iraq facing threats from all sides of the conflict
Reuters Baghdad bureau chief Ned Parker had to flee the country because of threats by Shiite armed groups over his coverage of their behaviour in the newly liberated city of Tikrit.
In Iraq, Islamic State exacts heavy toll on journalists and their families
The following blog post, written by Iraqi journalist Oday Hatem, details the brutality of Islamic State militants against journalists in Iraq.
Fighting words: Taking on ISIS in the digital sphere
ISIS has been steadily strengthening its grip on social media and using the Internet for recruitment and to spread propaganda. These are strong weapons in any war. So who is fighting back?
Fight for justice in Kurdistan as suspect in journalist’s murder is exonerated
The family of Kawa Garmyane, a journalist shot dead in Kurdistan in 2013, has vowed to continue the fight for justice after Mahmoud Sangawi, a military commander charged with ordering the killing, was exonerated.
Islamic State in Iraq holding at least 20 media workers hostage in Mosul
As the US-led international coalition continues its airstrikes in Iraq and northern Syria in a bid to halt the Jihadi advance, Islamic State is stepping up its persecution of journalists, either threatening to kill them, kidnapping them or mistreating those it is already holding.
Areas in Iraq and Syria controlled by ISIS are now considered news “blackholes”
Islamic State’s Jihadi militants are imposing a news and information dictatorship in the areas they dominate in Iraq and Syria.
ISIS kills two Iraqi journalists in two days
The latest victim, a news agency reporter, was shot several times in the head in Mosul.
Journalists as hostages of ISIS: The lasting chill on free expression
The gruesome murders of journalists and aid workers by ISIS have ignited a long-overdue international conversation on the particular risks faced by journalists covering the Syrian civil war.
ISIS militants execute leading human rights lawyer and activist in Iraq
Iraqi lawyer Samira Saleh Al-Naimi was shot at and killed in a plaza in the city of Mosul by an armed group linked to ISIS for describing the damages inflicted to landmarks in Mosul as “barbaric”.
ISIS threatening to execute Iraqi journalists
The Islamic State offensive in Iraq that began last June, shows that journalists are more unprotected than ever in the face of mounting danger.
James Foley’s killers pose many threats to local, international journalists
Through the Islamic State’s repeated targeting of journalists, the group has proven to be one of the most dangerous forces for the press across the region.
Kurdish reporter killed in clashes in Iraqi Kurdistan
Journalist Leyla Yildizhan was covering an attack on the camp by the Islamic State’s Jihadi fighters when she was fatally injured in the chest by shrapnel from an exploding mortar shell.
TV presenter violently attacked in Iraqi Kurdistan
On the night of 27 July, Payam TV presenter Ayhan Saeed’s was severely beaten by unidentified assailants in Dohuk, in northern Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraqi newspaper’s Baghdad office attacked by masked men in police cars
The Baghdad office of the Al-Ta’khi newspaper was attacked on 14 July by masked and armed men in police cars. Journalists present were ordered to stop issuing the newspaper and to move out of Baghdad.
Iraqi government issues guidelines to regulate media “during war on terror”
The guidelines demand that media avoid making information about insurgent forces public and requires them to report on government forces only in favorable terms.
Iraqi government restricts media freedom amidst security crisis
The current political and security crisis in Iraq is having a major impact on society and the media, both those based in Iraq and those broadcasting from abroad.