12/9/2021 The president of Dhi Qar University, Dr. Yahya al-Khafaji, prevented several media channels from covering a protest stand for a number of professors on campus Sunday morning. Yas al-Khafaji, a correspondent for the Al-Ahwar TV channel, told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that …
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Five Journalists on Duty Detained in Kirkuk
5/9/2021 A security force in Kirkuk detained five journalists in the line of duty last Saturday in a Kirkuk village. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq said that the security forces detained Turkish Anatolia news agency correspondent Eugene Jola, agency photographer Hisham Mohammed, NRT …
أكمل القراءة »Diyala Journalist Targeted by Sound bomb
4/9/2021 An overnight sound bomb attack was undertaken by Unidentified gunmen who targeted the home of the fellow journalist Ali Fadhil, in Baquba district of Diyala province. The device was homemade and placed in front of his home in Baquba, causing material damage to the …
أكمل القراءة »Illegal takeover of Al-Marbad Media Foundation in Basra
12/8/2021 Over the past few days, the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq has followed up on the administrative crisis, incursions and violations suffered by a number of employees of al-Marbad Foundation, and has made a series of contacts with a number of employees of …
أكمل القراءة »CMC Exercising Illegal Powers Against Media in The Country
29/7/2021 The Communications and Media Commission (CMC) issued a number of obligations to the media, including legal and constitutional violations. The Commission’s letter, entitled “Circulation to All Media Outlets”, included an intervention in the nature of dialogues, the selection of guests, and the form and …
أكمل القراءة »KRG 24 Banned from Coverage in Kirkuk
16/7/2021 A joint army and police force prevented KRG 24 staff from covering a murder in Bardi district, north of Kirkuk. A reporter for the channel, Hayman Dalou, said on a telephone call to the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he and his …
أكمل القراءة »Raids and Arrests against Press workers in Sulaimania
13/7/2021 PUK/Pavel Talabani wing elements raided the headquarters of the Kurdish channel I Plus, which is still in the process of being piloted online, and arrested a number of journalists working there, while the force informed three news sites that its offices should be closed …
أكمل القراءة »After Five Hrs of Detention: RT Correspondent Released
13/7/2021 Security forces have released Ashraf al-Azzawi, a correspondent for the Arabic-language RT (Russia Today) television channel in Baghdad, after a five-hour detention. Azzawi told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he was at the channel’s headquarters today when a security force belonging to …
أكمل القراءة »Dijla Correspondent detained and Beaten in Dhi Qar
6/7/2021 A security force detained Rasim Saidi , Correspondent for Dijla Channel in Dhi Qar, while covering the protests on Monday morning. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq received an audio message from the reporter confirming his detention after a while on the scene of …
أكمل القراءة »Uniform Imposed for Press Entering HOR
6/7/2021 For the second time in its history, the House of Representatives issued a resolution obliging all journalists to enter the parliamentary premises by wearing the official uniform, otherwise, they are denied entrance. The parliament’s media department issued a statement stressing the council’s “keenness to …
أكمل القراءة »AlNahrawan Protest banned from coverage by Security Forces
2/7/2021 Security forces prevented the staff of AlHurra Iraq and AlTaghyir channels from covering a protest in Nahrawan late Friday. Al-Hurra Iraq correspondent Ahmed al-Rassam told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he was on a press mission to cover the demonstrations that …
أكمل القراءة »Death threat Reaches a journalist in exile
14/6/2021 Columnist Hshar Ali continues to receive death threats for continuously criticizing the political situation and the deteriorating living conditions in Iraqi Kurdish region. Hshar, who left Sulaimaniyah six months ago, and settled in Britain in search of security and protection from the tyranny of …
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