Iraq

Articles

• Iraq: “This government of ethnic and sectarian divisions does not represent Iraqis in any way”
  13 January 2012, by siawi3
  Yanar Mohammed, one of Iraq’s most prominent feminists, speaks to Ceasefire deputy editor Musab Younis about the Arab Spring, the withdrawal of US troops and the prospects for democracy and equality in her country.
  January 11, 2012
  Source:  (...)
• The Plight of Iraq’s Civilian Population
  10 July 2014, by siawi3

  While Iraqi and international political discourse seems largely out of step with the rapidly changing reality on the ground, the sectarian dimension of the conflict is becoming more marked by the day and Iraq’s diverse communities are struggling to grapple with the new reality. They increasingly wonder where and how they can be safe.

• Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)
  27 November 2007, by siawi2
  Founding Statement
  Women’s freedom is the measure of freedom and humanity in society. Not only in Iraq where women endure the most severe types of discrimination and injustice, but also in the more developed countries in the world today, the  (...)
• Iraq: Rising violence based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity
  24 April 2009, by siawi
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  Iraq: IGLHRC Asks the Iraqi Government to Protect LGBT People
  04/17/2009
  The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has sent a letter to the Iraqi Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Salim, requesting that she  (...)
• Iraq: Sunni insurgents ’seize Iraq’s biggest dam’ in defeat for Kurdish forces
  4 August 2014, by siawi3

  State television says vital facility and nearby towns have fallen to Isis in a major blow for Kurds and Baghdad’s Maliki government

• Irak : Le principal barrage du pays tombe aux mains des djihadistes
  4 août 2014, par siawi3

  Des djihadistes de l’Etat islamique (EI) ont pris le contrôle dimanche du principal barrage d’Irak. Ils se sont aussi emparés depuis samedi d’un gisement pétrolier et de trois villes dans le nord de l’Irak.

• Moyen Orient : Plusieurs compagnies aériennes ne survolent plus l’Irak
  29 juillet 2014, par siawi3

  L’Irak est en proie à une offensive fulgurante d’insurgés sunnites menés par les djihadistes de l’Etat islamique, qui contrôlent depuis juin des pans entiers du territoire. Selon le journal The Times, les Etats-Unis enquêtent afin de déterminer si ces combattants islamistes se sont procuré en Syrie des missiles capables d’abattre un avion civil en croisière.

• Iraq: Lawyer and human rights defender Samira Saleh Al-Naimi executed by ISIS in Mosul
  24 September 2014, by siawi3

  She was kidnapped by ISIS from her home last week after she described as “barbaric” the widespread damage that ISIS inflicted on ancient features of her city.

• Irak : 25 femmes tuées lors d’un assaut contre deux immeubles à Bagdad
  15 juillet 2014, par siawi3

  Des hommes armés ont tué 25 femmes samedi soir dans un assaut contre deux immeubles dans une zone résidentielle de Bagdad connue pour être un lieu de prostitution. « C’est le destin de toute prostitution », prévenait un tag laissé sur la porte d’un des bâtiments touchés.

• End the Genocide on Women of Iraq
  27 November 2009, by siawi2
  Monday, 05 May 2008
  Condemn the killings of women in Basra and Umara
  he southern cities of Iraq which are totally under the grip of Islamist parties have turned into no-woman zones. Female physical appearance is not acceptable in the streets,  (...)

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