Reports of multiple grave violations of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Published at 20.09.2024 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship positive court ruling release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
Atleast 4 killed in protests amid ethnic tensions Published at 01.12.2023 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of protestors excessive force environmental rights Read more
Proposed election law sparks protests, CSOs denounce new framework to monitor online content Published at 20.04.2023 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD CSO closure HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Journalists barred from entering parliament to cover election of the President Published at 01.12.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law LGBTI Read more
Reports and monitoring missions document extreme repression and violence against activists Published at 18.08.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest disruption protest HRD prosecuted non state actors attack on HRD release of HRDs censorship harassment positive CS development HRD killing Read more
Iraqi Kurdistan: Ongoing retaliation against anyone who criticises the governing authorities Published at 08.03.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment protest Read more
Increasingly Unstable Environment for Human Rights and Civic Freedoms as Iraqi Elections Take Place Published at 29.10.2021 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption censorship release of HRDs attack on HRD attack on journalist religious groups protest intimidation negative court ruling harassment HRD detained journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists and civil society activists face kidnapping, detention and killing in Iraq Published at 17.05.2021 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction killing of protestors attack on HRD protest Read more
Thousands attend demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the popular movement Published at 07.12.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation torture/ill-treatment HRD detained prevention of protest HRD killing killing of protestors protest disruption excessive force time,place restrictions censorship non state actors release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Popular Protests: Demonstrators, journalists and human rights defenders killed, attacked & silenced Published at 07.08.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD killing HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained killing of journalist killing of protestors protest disruption violent protest attack on HRD attack on journalist Read more
Protesters, activists, journalists & aid workers attacked, kidnapped, killed, as protests escalate Published at 25.02.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained protest disruption intimidation office raid killing of journalist excessive force enforced disappearance attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down Published at 16.10.2019 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD violent protest intimidation excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law attack on journalist public vilification killing of protestors journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction censorship youth protest disruption release of HRDs Read more
