2024-01-26 Dohuk Asayish Refuses to Disclose Case of Journalist Suleiman Ahmed Lawyers Consider Federal Court Tax on criticism high in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Without a judicial warrant and without opening a “file” for the case, the Kurdish (Asayish) Security forces in Erbil, capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region... Duhok Asayish refuses to disclose his whereaboutsSyrian journalist arrested since end of October in Iraqi Kurdistan 60 days have passed since journalist Suleiman Ahmed was arrested in Dohuk Governorate, but his lawyers and family do not know where he is detained and are... Syrian journalist arrested since end of October in Iraqi Kurdistan There are fears that Syrian journalist Suleiman Ahmed is being subjected to “pressure” that will force him to confess to things he did not commit that may... Four years in prison to freelancer Sherwani, due to be released next September Erbil court of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region IKR has sentenced freelance journalist Sherwan Sherwani to four years in prison on charges of... Sherwan Sherwani denies charges of defamation and fraud The freelance reporter Sherwan Sherwani was brought before the Erbil Plains Investigation Court handcuffed and questioned on two cases, but he denied both... Erbil Court fines journalist Ayoub Warty The Erbil Midemanour Court has sentenced journalist Ayoub Warty to a fine of $1 million Iraqi Dinar IQD (USD635) for using a video and publishing it in a... Journalist banned from covering recruiting gunmen for a Kurdish party For two days, a number of pages on social media platforms and online media circulated the news of registration for recruitment of 1,000 people, as Peshmerga... New record of violations against journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Arbitrary detention of journalists and confiscation of journalistic equipment have spiked to more than double in the past year, according to the Metro... Case of attack against Kurdistan 24 crew resolved The case of attacking and insulting a TV reporter and his cameraman by a number of guards of a fuel warehouse in Erbil, has been resolved, after being told... Two journalists from Erbil arrested by Sulaymaniyah Security for two lawsuits Two journalists from Erbil were arrested by the Sulaymaniyah security forces for two legal cases have been filed against them, one by the counter terrorism... Khanaqin mayor: media need police permission for media coverage The mayor of Khanaqin district, northeast of Baghdad, called on the police not to allow any journalists or media teams to work in the district without... Duhok security forces (Asayish) shut office of news website The security forces of Duhok Northern Province have closed the office of a local news website for 16 days without giving any explanation for the closure,... ‹ 1 2 ›