9/11/2019 German DW channel’s broadcast signal was interrupted on Friday for more than half an hour. “The channel was jammed from inside Iraq on Friday night, and at the time of “Al-Bashir Show” where the channel couldn’t broadcast more than half the episode, he said, …
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Public Domain closed and random riots storming Iraq
6/11/2019 For the second time in less than a month, GOI cuts down the internet service from middle and southern areas in Iraq; an action that the government retreats to whenever the demand rises to control the erupting demonstrations in different Iraqi provinces. Security forces …
أكمل القراءة »October hits highest records in abusing press freedoms in Iraq since 2003
Armed Attacks, Raids, 17 media bodies shut down and hostilities offending more than 88 Journalists October marked the worst month of press freedom in Iraq since 2003. During the October demonstrations, Iraq witnessed unprecedented violations of journalists in a range of Iraqi provinces, where the …
أكمل القراءة »AlSumeria cameraman hit by canister during covering protests in Baghdad
26/10/2019 AlSumeria and Alsumeria news channels cameraman Ali Jasim was hit by a gas canister during his coverage of the ongoing protests in Baghdad. Ali Abdulzahra from AlSumeria newsroom told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that during the channel’s coverage of the protests that are taking place in Altahrir square in Baghdad, Ali Jasim was injured by a directed gas canister …
أكمل القراءة »Altaghyir correspondent attacked by riot police
25/10/2019 Riot police attacked and beaten Altaghyircorrespondent Mohammed Qadirduring his covering the Demonstrations in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. ”While covering the demonstrations in Tahrir Square and after we were allowed to cross Aljumhuriya Bridge by security forces, we were surprised by our obstruction by the riot …
أكمل القراءة »Alsumeria correspondent injured during Baghdad coverage
Ali Abdulzahrah told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that the Alsumeria staff were on the duty of covering the protests that erupted in Baghdad when its correspondent Hisham Wasim was severely injured when directly confronted with a tear gas canister that was fired by security forces. The victim was instantly transferred to Alkindi hospital …
أكمل القراءة »NRT presenter and his family killed in Sulaimaniyah in mysterious circumstances
2019/10/16 NRT presenter Amang Babani was assassinated with his wife and son this evening by unknown assailants in Sulaimaniyah. The representative of the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Kurdistan said that the circumstances of the assassination were mysterious, and the security authorities did not issue an explanation until the moment. Amang Babani is the …
أكمل القراءة »Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq demands the announcement of the aggressors on media and journalists within two weeks
11/10/2019 A week after Iraqi media bodies were hit by open attacks that shut down five television stations and damaged the interests of hundreds of its employees, the Iraqi government is still refusing to investigate. Today, after the religious authority called on the government to investigate the story of …
أكمل القراءة »Kurdistan 24 TV reporter verbally attacked while covering protest in Sulaimaniyah
13/10/2019 Kurdistan 24 correspondent Hashe Ghafoor, in Sulaimaniyah, was verbally attacked while covering a demonstration launched yesterday in Sulaimaniyah to denounce the Turkish attack on northern Syria. Hashe , in a statement made for the Press Freedom Association in Iraq said “during her coverage on Saturday for a demonstration organized by several civil society organizations …
أكمل القراءة »Ezidi 24 Media Foundation under attack in Kurdistan region
13/10/2019 Ezidi 24 media Foundation is undergoing a campaign of aggravation in various ways in different regions within Kurdistan. The foundation said in a statement that it has recently been subjected to aggravation, obstruction and harassment campaigns as well as malicious accusations from multiple personalities and institutions to limit its media activity in …
أكمل القراءة »Journalists banned from coverage and AP correspondent attacked in Basra
Anti-riot forces in Basra banned a number of media channels from covering the demonstrations that started from Alashar area and attacked AP correspondent, Haider Aljourany this Tuesday. Aljourany told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he and the rest of his colleagues were prevented …
أكمل القراءة »Media prevented from coverage by Nineveh Command
2019/8/6 Nineveh Operations Command prevented a group of satellite channels from covering a security meeting in the city. “The Army Operations Command in Nineveh prevented journalists from entering to cover the visit of Fayyad, Ghanimi and Yarallah to the headquarters to follow up on the …
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