16/2/2021 The Erbil Criminal Court sentenced two journalists to six years in prison for trying to overthrow the government. Press Freedom Advocacy Association has learned fromthe journalists’ lawyers Asso Hashem that SherwanShirwani and Kohdar Zebari, as well as activists Shafan Saeed, Ayaz Karam and Herwan …
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12/2/2021 A security force detained the Rudaw TV team in Kirkuk on Friday morning “The armed men in uniform detained their colleague, correspondent Hardy Mohammed and cameraman Ahmed Najat Hussein, in the course of their duties in Kobane area south of Kirkuk, and took them …
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7/2/2021 Alaa Kazim, president of al-Talaba club, severely beat the correspondent of The Kora program Ahmed Al-Atwani while performing his duties, breaking his nose. Al-Atwani told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association that he was in the process of conducting a quick interview with Captain Alaa …
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1/2/2021 The president of Sumer University in Dhi Qar, Dr. Adel Al-Zarkani, revealed that the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued directives banning the media from entering university campuses for any reason, except for Iraqia and the official media channels of the …
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30/1/2021 Al-Sharqiya tv presenter Hisham Ali has been subjected to threats and lawsuits for uncovering a huge corruption case involving convicted people held in Iraqi prisons. The Association for Press Freedom Advocacy Association learned from colleague Hisham Ali that certain sides were disturbed by the …
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24/1/2021 The dean of the Faculty of Science at Basra University banned Arab Television correspondent Mazen al-Tayyar from performing his duties today; Sunday morning. Altayyar told Press Freedom Advocacy Association that he was on a press mission on Sunday morning to cover the strike organized …
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20/1/2021 A security protection officer of the Kirkuk Oil Company has banned staff from covering student protests. Kirkuk Now correspondent Karwan Al-Salhi told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association that he and his colleague, Anadol correspondent Eugene Ramadan arrived wednesday morning at the oil company’s site …
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2021/1/19 The staff of Sumeria News agency on Tuesday submitted a collective resignation in protest against the non-payment of their financial dues for the past six months The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from a number of resigning editors, that the agency staff …
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9/1/2021 Wasit police chief’s information officer prevented journalists from covering a military parade ceremony held inside Kut Air Base. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association told colleagues at the foundation that the ban affected their correspondent in Wasit, Naseer al-Kabji, and other media groups who were …
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8/1/2021 A reporter and cameraman were arrested by security members in Dhi Qar province on Friday. Falah al-Fadhli, the channel’s news director, told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association that their correspondent Ali Saleh and his cameraman were arrested while covering the protests that began in …
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Introduction The year 2020 was different at all levels, but for the press scene in Iraq, not much has changed in terms of the violations affecting them, despite the Corona pandemic which remains the main concern of the world and the crises it has caused …
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26/12/2020 The journalist Sherwan Sherwani is still languishing in the prisons of the Kurdistan Region and faces an unknown fate after the Asayish forces arrested him more than two months ago. The regional government has arrested Sherwani, who works as a free journalist, on the …
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جمعية الدفاع عن حرية الصحافة في العراق Press freedom advocacy association in Iraq