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11/3/2023 The Iraqi authorities are severely harassing foreign journalists coming to Iraq and are imposing a series of complex measuresset by the Media and Communications Commission CMC, the National Operations Center NOC and the Joint Operations Command. In Kask checkpoint near Sinjar, security forces detained …

19/2/2023 On Sunday, the director of the students boarding of the Technical University of Erbil prevented several journalists from covering a student demonstration and severely beat a reporter and broke his equipment. The correspondent of the channel “Bouar Media” ,Nabz Rashadtold the Press FreedomAdvocay Association …

4/2/2023 A security force in Dohuk raided the home of Fakir Mohammed, a presenter at the “Goli Kurdistan” channel, to arrest him after criticizing the policy and performanceof the ruling Democratic Party in the Kurdistan region. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from …

2/2/2023 The crew of the program “Jaafar Talk”, which is broadcast on the German channel DW, received threats of arrest by a delegation from the Ministry of Interior, prompting the team to cancel the episodes that are scheduled to be set in Iraq and leave …

Introduction The Iraqi authorities, influential political sides and armed parties continue their series of flagrant violations that are directed to the Media and Journalists family in the country; where 388 cases of violation have been observed that breach the stipulations of article 38 of the …

5/12/2022 The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq expresses its high concern towards the rush of most political blocs in the House of Representatives to include chronic controversial issues that threaten the freedom of journalistic work on the agenda of the Council of Representatives. The …

20/11/2022 Elements of Maysan police smashed the equipment of the cameraman of Al-Mirbad channel, while he was covering a demonstration of Education graduates in front of the governorate education building, on Sunday morning. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraqlearned from its coordinator in Maysan, …

13/11/2022  Dijlah satellite channel faced a systematic campaign against one of a program’s host due to his objection of using one of the schools an anthem other than the notional one on the weekly national flag ceremony. Press Freedom Advocacy Association-PFAA knew that Dijlah channel …

13/11/2022 Armed elements in civilian attires prevented several satellite channels from covering a student demonstration, which started today in Sulaymaniyah near the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, seized their equipment, and arrested a photojournalist. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned …

12/11/2022 Zagros TV reporter, Mustafa Salman, was beaten by one of the Asayish security officers, Saturday morning .Salman stated to Press Freedom Advocacy Association – PFAA in Iraq by a phone call that he was in a special media coverage of a fire incident that …

7/11/2022 Federal Police Members in Kirkuk seized the equipment of the NRT channel and the “Zoom Media” media institution staff, while they were returning from a coverage on the security situation in Daquq district in Kirkuk governorate. Press Freedom Advocacy Association-PFAA  in Iraq had information …

12/10/2022 Members of the National Security forces in Mosul arrested Hala FM director, Sattar al-Mahal, and released him on bail after a couple of days.. Al-Mahal told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he was released, on Wednesday morning from the Directorate of …