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Metro Center slams raids on NGO offices in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
The Metro Center for Journalists’ Rights and Advocacy, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2025. Photo: iKurd.net SULAIMANI,— A Kurdish press freedom...
Kurdish journalist Hemin Mamend shot in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish journalist, activist and television presenter Hêmin Mamend was shot and wounded in Sulaimani city in Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2,...
Iraqi Kurdistan extends journalist Sherwani’s prison term by four years
A composite image showing prominent Kurdish journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani behind bars, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2021. Photo: SM ERBIL,— Authorities...
Protester shot dead by KDP forces in Iraqi Kurdistan power cut protests
A security personnel affiliated with the Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) (right) is seen fatally shooting a protester (left in...
Former Iraqi Kurdistan interior minister Karim Sinjari dies at 75
Abdul Karim Sultan Sinjari Iraqi Kurdistan Interior Minister and senior Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP member, 2015. Photo: Courtesy Catholic Church...
Judge refuses to free Kurdish journalist Sherwani, extends prison term by 6 more months
Kurdish journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani has been arrested by security forces affiliate with Barzani family's KDP party, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2018....
CPJ slams Barzani’s security forces for targeting journalists at protests
Erbil security forces, affiliated with Barzani's KDP party, fired tear gas at striking Sulaimani teachers attempting to enter Erbil for...
Sulaimani protesting teachers blocked from entering Erbil
Erbil security forces affiliated with Barzani's KDP party, block Sulaimani teachers protesting unpaid wages from entering Erbil city, Iraqi Kurdistan,...
Iraqi Kurdistan suspends broadcasts of three local TV channels, Speda, Speda Drama, and NRT4
Illustrative Photo: Creative Commons/Engin Akyurt/pixabay The Kurdistan regional Government (KRG) in Iraq's north region has recently halted the broadcasts of...
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