Report:KirkukNow

Human Rights Watch: Torture of detainees continues in Mosul prison

“I saw eight detainees standing naked. Four guards were throwing water at them from a bucket, after which they pushed the detainees to the floor one by one,...

PUK official: our negotiating team ignored Kirkuk issue following their agreement with Massoud Barzani

Deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PYK)’s organizational center in Kirkuk expressed resentment over his party’s agreement with Kurdistan...

Ninewa provincial council officially opens candidacy for position of governor

The Ninewa provincial council has officially opened candidacy for the post of Ninewa governor and deputies to replace Nawfal Agub and his two deputies who...

Kirkuk acting governor commends PUK’s initiative to release detainees from Sulaimaniyah prisons

 Acting governor of Kirkuk urged political groups to avoid statements that might undermine the administration’s joint initiative with the Patriotic Union of...

Commission of integrity reclaims five state-owned properties in Kirkuk

The Kirkuk office of the Iraqi commission of Integrity said they have managed to return five properties worth a total of 3 billion Iraqi dinars (US$ 2.5...

“Discrimination continued to stoke ethno-sectarian tensions in disputed territories”
US State Department releases 2018 report on human

The US State Department’s 2018 report on Human Rights Practices for Iraq indicated that violence continued throughout the year, largely fueled by the...

Call for support of Yazidi Women and their Children

To our friends, supporters, activists, the media, international and national political decision makers, and to the Yazidi people:

The following lines...

Turkmens’ hopes for return of missing loved ones die with fall of Islamic State’s last stronghold

The end of the Islamic State group’s caliphate after they lost their last territorial pocket in Syria’s eastern town of Baghouz was a reason for people to...

Rakan Saeed: Kirkuk not in danger of flooding

Acting governor of Kirkuk Rakan Saeed al-Jiburi emphasized that Kirkuk city and Prde sub-district are not prone to flooding due to the water released from...

Kirkuk orphans hang their wishes on wall of hope

Dozens of orphans and abandoned children drew their wishes and dreams on paper and hang them on a wall within an exhibition in Kirkuk so that their wishes...

IOM: The majority of Ninewa residents in need of humanitarian assistance

Approximately 7 million people mostly in Ninewa province are in critical need of humanitarian support, while there are still around 1,750,000 Iraqis living...

PUK gives up hope on regaining post of Kirkuk governor

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has accepted a request by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to delay the issue of the post of new Kirkuk...