If the government responses to our conditions which are a general amnesty, amendments to the accountability and justice law and an expansion of the power of the deputy prime ministers, then we will return to the government. Reconciliation Back on Iraqi Agenda? By Zainab Naji in Baghdad ...
Every day, more and more women are killed in Kurdistan while the authorities watch and do nothing Official sources say in Sulaimaniyah alone 30 women were killed in the first six months of the year. The maximum punishment is two years’ imprisonment, and, in most ...
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Attempts by pressure group to gather support for early elections said to have been thwarted. Kurds’ Frustration With Leaders Grows. By Wrya Hama-Tahir in Sulaimaniyah (ICR No. 246, 12-Feb-08). Wrya Hama-Tahir is an IWPR correspondent in Sulaimaniyah Security forces in Kurdistan are reportedly obstructing attempts by activists, angered ...
Political parties pay only lip-service to women’s demands for greater political clout. Despite a reputation for courage on the battlefield, Kurdish women are unable to penetrate the upper echelons of power in the region’s top parties and government, according to politicians and women’s activists. Kurdish Women Hit ...
Disease currently contained, but experts say it will probably break out again in summer. Health experts are warning that the country could be hit by new cases of cholera once temperatures start to rise. Deputy Health Minister Amir al-Khuza'i said the ministry of health has "totally ...
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Rifts over oil, Kirkuk and Peshmerga threaten alliance between Kurdish authorities and central government. "Iraqi oil minister Hussein al-Shahristani deems the KRG’s contracts illegal and has threatened to bar oil firms working for the Iraqi Kurdistan authorities from doing business with Baghdad." "Kurdish Frustration With Maliki Grows" By Wrya ...
Politicians calling for more support for the thousands of children orphaned by the conflict. "Orphans Face Uncertain Future" By Hazim al-Shara’ in Baghdad (ICR No. 244, 25-Jan-08) for Institute of War and Peace Reporting. Five-year-old Layla Mohammad clings to one memory: her mother combing Layla’s hair, styling it like ...
Old friendships between Sunni and Shia friends are revived on neutral ground - a central park in the Iraqi capital. By Bassim al-Shara in Baghdad (ICR No. 242, 04-Jan-08) Mohammed Omar Ali sits on a bench under a tree in al-Zawra Park, looking around impatiently for any sign ...
Things are getting back to normal as security improves in Baghdad’s residential areas, but no one is quite certain the stability will last. By an IWPR contributor in Baghdad (ICR No. 242, 04-Jan-08) My neighbourhood in Baghdad was once known for its luxurious houses and large gardens. It was ...
Editorial: The last line of this IWPR article reads: "The author prefers not to be named for security reasons." Further comment is superfluous. Iraqi exile returns home to find capital slowly emerging from nightmare of sectarian conflict. By an IWPR reporter in Baghdad (ICR No. 240, 14-Dec-07) From ...
