Follow-ups 2020-08-26 The economic participation of Iraqi women is among the lowest in the world Six years after the genocide fate of 2887 Yazidis still unknown Hala Safil escaped ISIS three years ago, but she still lives with the bitter memories of her captivity, and doesn’t know the fate of the parents and three... Turkish bombardments add to Iraqi Christians misfortunes: Dozens of families displaced and 10 churches closed In less than a month, dozens of Christian families at the Iraq-Turkey border region were displaced and 10 churches had to be closed, due to Turkey’s... A nightmare for girls: child marriage Teenager Ahlam was married off and was forced to leave school. She tried hard to change her mother’s mind, but the decision had been made and was out of... Nasiriya: 'promise the revolution will be back' if demands not met Abu Ahmad, who is in his 50s, is sitting down in front of his tent at the Habubi square in the southern city of Nasiriya. Resistance is seen from his eyes,... Kirkuk: New electoral commission office escalates tensions between ethnic groups The new changes inside the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) office in Kirkuk opens an old wound; the changes once more escalate tensions between... Three Iraqi women: from marginalization to leadership Three Iraqi women plan to carry out long-term changes from the root, Haba, Nasima and Marwa now think of elections differently: they are informed about... Turkmen language in Tal Afar is on the edge of extinction “It is very unfortunate that the community does not know the mother tongue,” said Raza Julaq Oglu, a prominent Turkmen poet and expert in Turkmen... Religion involvement in Iraqi elections is inevitable It’s election time. Propaganda is everywhere, posters of candidates are even hung on the walls of religious shrines. The campaigns have not stopped there,... Secretary-general of Adil Abdul Mahdi's council of ministers attempts to close women freedom organization Layla did not expect that the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), which has sheltered her and women who fled from violence and oppression,... Safa Salah: I am a human rights activist and the voice of IDPs should be heard “My awareness originated from the era of sectarianism, when people killed each other for sect, religion, and ethnicity. I asked myself: why are they... Iraqi women lose their role in the new government with only holding a minister The Iraqi politicians frequently insist on the fact that women are half of society and they internal regulations of their political parties allocate... Threats and violence compel activists, journalists and protestors to flee Baghdad since the start of the protests Activist Ali Makdam fled Baghdad and moved to a hotel in Erbil as a result of the death threats he received during the social uprisings, similar to what... ‹ 1 2 ... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ›