2023/5/24 Sulaymaniyah court police prevented a reporter and cameraman of “RonMedia” website from coverage on Wednesday morning. The correspondent of the site, Jalal Mohammed, told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, that the police officers near the court, seized his personal mobile phone when …
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Basra Court Detains Presenter by Will of Governor
16/5/2023 On Tuesday, the Basra Investigative Court sent TV presenter Haider Al-Hamdani to prison, immediately after his appearance before the judiciary upon a complaint filed by Basra Governor Asaad Al-Aidani against him. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from its coordinator in Basra …
أكمل القراءة »The Union for Press Freedom holds its second founding meeting
6/5/2023 On World Press Freedom Day, the Union of Press Freedom held its second founding meeting, in the presence of a group of journalists, lawyers, and civil society organizations concerned with press freedoms, from various governorates, in the city of Sulaymaniyah. The meeting included a …
أكمل القراءة »Governmental Restrictions Choke Press Freedoms in Iraq
3/5/2023 Introduction The series of constitutional violations against the freedom of expression and workers in the field of press and media in the country continues. Freedoms are witnessing a noticeable deterioration through what we recorded as the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, where we …
أكمل القراءة »Journalists Beaten over a student demonstration in Erbil
19/2/2023 On Sunday, the director of the students boarding of the Technical University of Erbil prevented several journalists from covering a student demonstration and severely beat a reporter and broke his equipment. The correspondent of the channel “Bouar Media” ,Nabz Rashadtold the Press FreedomAdvocay Association …
أكمل القراءة »Journalist’s Home Raided for Criticizing the Ruling Party in Kurdistan
4/2/2023 A security force in Dohuk raided the home of Fakir Mohammed, a presenter at the “Goli Kurdistan” channel, to arrest him after criticizing the policy and performanceof the ruling Democratic Party in the Kurdistan region. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from …
أكمل القراءة »Government threats cancel Jaafar Talk Show in Iraq
2/2/2023 The crew of the program “Jaafar Talk”, which is broadcast on the German channel DW, received threats of arrest by a delegation from the Ministry of Interior, prompting the team to cancel the episodes that are scheduled to be set in Iraq and leave …
أكمل القراءة »Major Cities Witness a Decline in Press Freedom International Conventions Struck by Authorities
Introduction The Iraqi authorities, influential political sides and armed parties continue their series of flagrant violations that are directed to the Media and Journalists family in the country; where 388 cases of violation have been observed that breach the stipulations of article 38 of the …
أكمل القراءة »PFAA Concerned About Hasty Anti- Freedom Legislations
5/12/2022 The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq expresses its high concern towards the rush of most political blocs in the House of Representatives to include chronic controversial issues that threaten the freedom of journalistic work on the agenda of the Council of Representatives. The …
أكمل القراءة »Al-Mirbad Attacked by Maysan Police
20/11/2022 Elements of Maysan police smashed the equipment of the cameraman of Al-Mirbad channel, while he was covering a demonstration of Education graduates in front of the governorate education building, on Sunday morning. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraqlearned from its coordinator in Maysan, …
أكمل القراءة »Dijlah under Serious Threats on a Politicized Background
13/11/2022 Dijlah satellite channel faced a systematic campaign against one of a program’s host due to his objection of using one of the schools an anthem other than the notional one on the weekly national flag ceremony. Press Freedom Advocacy Association-PFAA knew that Dijlah channel …
أكمل القراءة »Journalists Attacked in Sulaymaniyah
13/11/2022 Armed elements in civilian attires prevented several satellite channels from covering a student demonstration, which started today in Sulaymaniyah near the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, seized their equipment, and arrested a photojournalist. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned …
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