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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...
Voice of America’s Kurdish Service Needs Top-to-Bottom Reform
Photo: iKurd.net/with credit tocottonbro studio/pexels Michael Rubin | American Enterprise Institute U.S. broadcasting was for decades an important element of...
Released Syrian Kurdish journalist leaves Iraqi Kurdistan after over a year in jail
Syrian Kurdish journalist Sleman Mohammed Ahmed before he leaves Iraqi Kurdistan to Syrian Kurdistan, January 20, 2025. Photo: X ERBIL,—A...
182 violations against journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2024: watchdog
Photo: iKurd.net/Gorran/fb SULAIMANI,—A new report from the Metro Center for Journalists’ Rights shows a noticeable drop in press freedom violations...
Kurdish journalist released after over a year in Iraqi Kurdistan jail
Syrian Kurdish journalist Sleman Mohammed Ahmed, an Arabic editor for RojNews, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2023. Photo: RojNews.news/ronahi.tv ERBIL,—A Kurdish journalist imprisoned...
Groups, media with alleged PKK links banned in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
PUK-affiliated Kurdish security forces Asayish during a demonstration in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, June 2, 2020. Photo: AFP Iraqi Kurdish Sulaimani...
Erbil, Baghdad among worst Iraqi cities for journalist violations: Advocacy
Photo: iKurd.net/Gorran/fb BAGHDAD,— Iraq and Kurdistan region has seen a disturbing rise in violations against journalists, with numerous attacks reported...
Two female journalists killed in Iraqi Kurdistan by Turkish drone: officials
Kurdish female journalists Gulistan Tara (L) and Hero Bahadin killed by a Turkish drone in Sulaimani region in 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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