This section shall document and raise the alarm regarding the violence against journalists and media workers in the Kurdistan Region and disputed territories of Iraq. in partnership with an international non-profit organization opened this platform on June 01, 2021 to help monitor growing press freedom violations and those against freedom of expression.

Media Monitoring

Law No. 21: Major Blow to Press Freedom Lifted by Iraqi Federal Court — 2026-10-14
Law No. 21: Major Blow to Press Freedom Lifted by Iraqi Federal Court

On World Press Freedom Day, Iraq Entering “More Dangerous” Phase

On World Press Freedom Day, Iraq Entering “More Dangerous” Phase

Currently, only two journalists remain imprisoned in Iraq, both held within the Kurdistan Region under the authority of the Kurdistan Regional Government...

Journalist Sherwan Sherwani on Hunger Strike for Rejecting Requests by Prison

Journalist Sherwan Sherwani on Hunger Strike for Rejecting Requests by Prison

On Wednesday (April 22), freelance reporter Sherwan Sherwani announced a hunger strike after prison authorities rejected his requests for temporary leave to...

Press in Crossfire: Who Has Legitimacy to Regulate Media in Kurdistan Region of Iraq?

Press in Crossfire: Who Has Legitimacy to Regulate Media in Kurdistan Region of Iraq?

War spares nothing, the ripple effects of the U.S.-Israeli “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran has reached far beyond the battlefield, including restrictions...

Case Lives Only in Khawla’s Heart<br>Qareman Shukri’s Mother: “When I See My Son in Prison, I Break Down”

Case Lives Only in Khawla’s Heart
Qareman Shukri’s Mother: “When I See My Son in Prison, I Break Down”

Khawla Taha, the mother of imprisoned photojournalist Qareman Shukri, continues to live with deep worry over her son’s fate. Despite a decision by the...

Data of Journalist’s Union or Metro Center?<br>Violence Against Journalists Continues in 2025

Data of Journalist’s Union or Metro Center?
Violence Against Journalists Continues in 2025

The Iraqi Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate KJS documented only 46 violations against journalists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq KRI in 2025, a figure that...

KirkukNow and Partners Release “TV Reportage” Booklet

KirkukNow and Partners Release “TV Reportage” Booklet

The Television Reporting “TV Reportage” booklet has been officially published and distributed—free of charge—to faculty members and students in media...

Freedom on the Line: The PUK Camp or the KDP Camp?

Freedom on the Line: The PUK Camp or the KDP Camp?

Is there more freedom here, or over there? This very question has become central to the political messaging of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and...

Scheduled to be Released in September<br>Sherwan Sherwani Sentenced to Prison for Third Time

Scheduled to be Released in September
Sherwan Sherwani Sentenced to Prison for Third Time

The court of Binaslawa in Erbil province of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq KRI sentenced freelance journalist Sherwan Sherwani to four years and five months...

Six-Month Prison Sentence for Journalist Due to Facebook Post, Third Verdict in Last Three Years

Six-Month Prison Sentence for Journalist Due to Facebook Post, Third Verdict in Last Three Years

Omed Baroshki, the concessioner of the Rast Media website, has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Duhok Court of Appeal in the Iraqi Kurdistan...

30 Arrested in Sulaymaniyah Following Calls for Demonstration Against Delay in Payment of Salaries

30 Arrested in Sulaymaniyah Following Calls for Demonstration Against Delay in Payment of Salaries

Security forces in Sulaimaniya Northern Province have conducted a large-scale operation of arrests and violations against journalists, political activists,...

Erbil Court Rejects Conditional Release of Jailed Journalist Sherwan Sherwani

Erbil Court Rejects Conditional Release of Jailed Journalist Sherwan Sherwani

Journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani was denied parole by a court of Erbil, capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region KRI, meaning he must continue serving his...

Two Journalists still in Sulaymaniyah Prison<br>Cell Phones and Computers Confiscated, Media 21 Outlet Office Shut, CPJ

Two Journalists still in Sulaymaniyah Prison
Cell Phones and Computers Confiscated, Media 21 Outlet Office Shut, CPJ

The relatives of detained journalist Bashdar Baziani expressed concern about the lack of information regarding his whereabouts and health in a statement...