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20/7/2023 Members of the “law enforcement” arrested three photojournalists and severely beaten a fourth. The photojournalist of “DPA” German Press Agency, Amir Al-Mohammadawi, published a video clip, showing the violence and assault he was subjected to at the hands of security forces. A source in …

    27/5/2023 Security agents in Sulaymaniyah detained the teams of “Rudaw”, “Payam” and “NRT” channels while they were trying to cover a demonstration held by the people of the “Peramkron” area. The coordinator of the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah reported that …

  20/6/2023 The Press Freedom Advocacy Association participated in a meeting organized by the Human Rights Office of the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) on the occasion of the International Day to Combat Hate Speech. After condemning dangerous hate speech in Iraq, the association …

  17/6/2023 The Prime Minister’s protection prevented cameramen from entering the hall of the Rashid Hotel, which witnessed the central ceremony of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate on the occasion of the 154th National Day of the Iraqi Press, on Saturday morning. According to the correspondent …

    12/6/2023 Members of the Duhok police prevented the NRT TV team from covering a demonstration in Dohuk, seized and completely smashed their equipment, on Monday morning. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association learned from its coordinator in the region, that the channel’s reporter Periyar …

12/6/2023 Members of the Duhok police prevented the NRT TV team from covering a demonstration in Dohuk, and seized and completely smashed their equipment, on Monday morning. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association learned from its coordinator in the region, that the channel’s reporter Periyar Neroy, …

  9/6/2023 A security officer in Basra province detained Maher Al-Rubaie, correspondent of AlItijah channel, inside a gas station where he was beaten on Friday afternoon. Al-Rubaie told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association that he was on a special coverage, at the gas station, after …

    27/5/2023     Security agents in Sulaymaniyah detained the teams of “Rudaw”, “Payam” and “NRT” channels while they were trying to cover a demonstration held by the people of the “Peramkron” area. The coordinator of the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah …

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 …

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 …

  8/5/2023 The Union of Press Freedom is watching with great caution the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ insistence on proceeding with the second reading of the “Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Peaceful Demonstration” law, that contradicts with the vision of legal, academic, cultural and journalistic …

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 …