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EU report criticizes Iraqi Kurdistan over governance and human rights
Masrour Barzani, caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/K24 BRUSSELS,— The European Union Agency for...
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...
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....
Kurdish singer Jinê Atrushi faces death threats over comments on stray dog killings
Iraqi Kurdish singer Jine Atrushi, from Duhok, now resides in Norway, 2024. Photo: Screengrab/videoclip/Atrushi's YT channel DUHOK,— A Kurdish singer...
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