مقالات رأي

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 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 …

12/10/2022 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 …

3/10/2022 Members of the army forces in Sinjar arrested a reporter and cameraman of the channel “ChiraTV” along with their driver, on Monday evening.. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from its sources in the district that the force arrested the reporter and …

26/9/2022 The Khanaqin Head of District (Qaim maqam) issued a circular to the district Police, to prevent all media channels from covering any event without obtaining their approval. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq was provided with a copy of the book issued by …

24/9/2022 Security forces in Erbil detained two reporters and a photojournalist, preventing them from covering a demonstration in Erbil, on Saturday morning in support of Iran’s protests against the backdrop of the killing of Iranian Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini. The correspondent of the “Westke” Foundation, …

18/9/2022 The mother of a photojournalist sentenced to 7 years in prison on malicious charges, Kahraman Shoukry, submitted a request to the president of the Kurdistan region, to release her son, and to commute the sentence against him for “conspiring to overthrow the regime” last …

12/9/2022 Security elements of Najaf SWAT forces detained the correspondent of the “Al-Mustaqil” newspaper, Ali Al-Sharifi, while conveying traffic congestion and suffering facing visitors to reach Najaf province, on Sunday night. Al-Sharifi’s colleague told the Press FreedomAdvocacy Association in Iraq that SWAT elements detained him …

30/8/2022 Journalists continue to be targeted after a day of beatings, detentions, confiscation of equipment and denial of coverage on the sidelines of the tragic events that took place in Baghdad throughout the day and night on Monday. At dawn on Tuesday, unknown gunmen in …

29/8/2022 International Zone Security forces denied UTV correspondent and cameraman from covering the incident of the protestors raiding into the governmental palace on Monday noon. The Manager of the Channel told the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that their correspondent, Haider alBadri and cameraman, …

29/8/2022 Security forces near the Green Zone launched a brutal attack on press crews as they covered protests at the government palace building on Monday afternoon. Security forces have arrested Al-Jazeera and Al-Rasheed channels’ cadres, and beaten and insulted the staff of Al-Fallujah and Al-Arabiya …

8/8/2022 Forces affiliated to Saraya Alsalam  in Najaf prevented a number of media channels from covering a fire that erupted in one of its residencies. The forces detained the cameraman of al-Taghyir channel for documenting the incident on Monday morning. Mohammed Razzaq, correspondent of al-Taghyir …