Civil activist Mohammad Khadhum Al-Iraqi arrested after criticising government official on Facebook
On 05 September 2019, authorities in the province of Al-Muthanna in Iraq arrested and detained civil activist and blogger Mohammad Khadum Al-Iraqi over a Facebook post,
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A dozen journalists threatened online, while others attacked at government press conference
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received a list of names of Iraqi journalists, bloggers and writers who have been subjected to a campaign of defamation by
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Young citizen killed following severe torture
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)expresses deep concern over the death of a young man, Maher Radi Abdulhussain, 36, who died after being severely tortured at
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Journalist Haidar Al-Hamdani threatened at his home
On 06 June 2019, journalist Haidar Al-Hamdani published a video on his Facebook page in which he revealed alarming threats painted on the front door of the home he
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Authorities target civil society activists in Basra while peaceful protests continue
Credible reports confirmed that a prominent civil activist and academic was kidnapped and released hours later, as well as the arrest by authorities of a number of
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Prominent human rights defender Hanaa Edwar injured in car accident after addressing protest
On 14 June 2019, Hanaa Edwar, a prominent human rights defender who is president of the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, was hit by a car after she addressed a demonstration
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Dean and two professors of the College of Media at the University of Baghdad threatened after fighting corruption
In the past week in Iraq, the dean of the College of Media at the University of Baghdad, and two members of the faculty who have been fighting corruption, have received
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Human rights defender Reda Al-Shaibani continues to be targeted for exposing corruption
In the early hours of the morning of 24 June 2019, the car of human rights defender Reda Al-Shaibani, which was parked next to the window of his house, was set on fire.
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Supreme Council for Combating Corruption restricts media freedom; and civil activist on trial
Update: Iraq: On 12 May 2019, the Nineveh Court acquitted Sorour Al-Hussainey and closed the case against her. 2019-05-12 The Supreme Council for Combating Corruption
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