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Comprehensive Report on the Situation of Journalists and Press Freedom in Iraq On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, a comprehensive report monitoring the conditions of journalists and press freedom in Iraq reveals a serious deterioration in general freedoms in Iraq, and a heightened …

27/12/2023 PFAA documented 256 violations against journalists and media outlets in 2023, across all governorates of Iraq. Baghdad topped the list in terms of the number and type of violations, followed by Erbil, which witnessed the arrest and imprisonment of many fellow journalists. The violations …

14/10/2023  Thaer al-Sudani and Maher al-Mashhadani, Reuters cameramen, were lightly wounded by Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon.The  Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from a source in the agency, that the two colleagues work in the Baghdad office, and were dispatched to southern Lebanon, …

4/10/2023 A number of supporters of the Sadrist movement on Tuesday evening, stormed the office of the “Baghdadia” channel in Baghdad. the presenter of the program “Studio Nine” Ali al-Dhubhawi was seized and led to an unknown destination, according to workers in the channel. The …

2/10/2023 A riot security element stormed the filming site of KNN channel amid a demonstration in Kirkuk, and demanded that the filming of the demonstration that took place in Kirkuk, on Sunday, cuts immediatly. A video clip snatched by the channel’s camera was seen by …

1/9/2023 The security forces in Basra arrested Ali Ahmad, cameraman of “Fallujah” channel while covering the return of visitors from the visit of Arbaiin, to the province. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq was informed by a phone call of its coordinator that the …

26/8/2023   Members of the Security of the “Khormal” hospital in the Halabja district, seized the camera of Speeda cameraman, Shakhwan Saeed on Saturday morning. The channel confirmed to the Press Freedom Advocacy Association that the “Speeda” cameraman, was on a special mission to cover …

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 …