Category: Iraq

“Without me, there will be civil war, there will be chaos:” The last card of unpopular dictators

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president of Egypt who ruled for 30 years, is said to have accumulated $70 billion from corruption and Egypt has been under Emergency Law as long. Under the law, the police power was extended, constitutional rights …

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Anfal and Halabja: The Kurdish Genocide in Iraq

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

The operation was called “Anfal Campaign;” Anfal means “Spoils of war” in Arabic. This was a genocidal campaign that was followed by a series of systematic attacks against the Kurdish population and their means of livelihood – villages, agriculture, infrastructures, …

Posted in Arabic, Discrimination, European Union, Genocide, Iran, Iraq, Reports, Syria, Turkey, United Nations, WMD | 12 Comments

Kurdistan Region: Land of Masked Men?

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

Kurdistan Region has been called the “Other Iraq,” “the next Dubai,” and is the most stable region of Iraq with a vibrating economy and social life, though primarily enjoyed by the elites and the middle class, which do not make …

Posted in Activism, Discrimination, Free speech, Human Rights Watch, Iraq, Journalists, Kurdistan, Media | 1 Comment

Attacks on media in Iraqi Kurdistan has dramatically increased

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

On February 20, masked gunmen attacked and burned the first and only independent TV channel, Nalia Radio and Television – NRT – in the Kurdistan region for its live coverage of the demonstrations in Sulaimaniyah, which is still continuing today …

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Kurdish Children Less Worthy than Arab Children?

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

The International Children’s Hearts Foundation (ICHF) reported this week on their blog that their planned mission to Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan has been canceled due to a sudden withdrawal of funding by a major donor. The ICHF, which operates on children’s …

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Iranian troops build illegal outpost inside Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Official

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

An Iraqi Kurdish official of the region’s security forces, Lt. Saleh Ahmed, told the Associated Press on Monday that Iranian troops with artillery and tanks crossed the border to set up a military outpost in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Reports indicate …

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Child is killed and dozens of families flee Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan

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A 14-year-old girl, Basoz Jabar Agha, was killed Sunday after heavy bombardments by the Iranian military. Iran has been bombing the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for at least 12 consecutive days under the pretext of fighting Kurdish rebels belonging to …

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Kurds in Iraq and Turkey Express their Solidarity with Iranian Kurds

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Following the executions of five political activists, four of the Kurdish in Tehran on May 9th, the Kurdish communities of Turkey and Iraq have rallied to protest against the injustice. In Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of …

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