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

Data of Journalist’s Union or Metro Center?<br>Violence Against Journalists Continues in 2025 — 2026-01-20
Data of Journalist’s Union or Metro Center?
Violence Against Journalists Continues in 2025

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...

Influx of Violations against Journalists<br>“Sulaimaniya Asayish Took Our Cameras by Force”

Influx of Violations against Journalists
“Sulaimaniya Asayish Took Our Cameras by Force”

The security forces (Asayish) of Sulaimaniya northern province in civilian and military uniforms committed a series of violations in the form of arrests,...

Violations against Journalists Covering "Degala" Demonstrations<br>Tear gas, Confiscation of Equipment, Insults

Violations against Journalists Covering "Degala" Demonstrations
Tear gas, Confiscation of Equipment, Insults

Security forces of Erbil, capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, committed a series of violations against journalists and media outlets while covering the...

Photojournalist Qaraman Shukri Jailed Despite President Clemency Last June

Photojournalist Qaraman Shukri Jailed Despite President Clemency Last June

The decision of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region President IKRP to commute the prison sentence of photojournalist Qaraman Shukri has not been effective yet as he...

Erbil Court of Appeal Drops Charges against Syrian Journalist Sulaiman Ahmad

Erbil Court of Appeal Drops Charges against Syrian Journalist Sulaiman Ahmad

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Court of Appeal has dropped charges against Journalist Sulaiman Ahmad on January 6 after being sentenced to three...

Two Follow-up Stories by (KirkukNow) Awarded in Journalism Competition

Two Follow-up Stories by (KirkukNow) Awarded in Journalism Competition

Two stories by KirkukNow website have won second and third prizes in the annual competition for the best reports covering human rights issues. The results...