22/6/2020 Although journalists were excluded from the preventive curfew imposed by the National Health and Safety Cell, security forces prevented many of them from passing for unknown reasons. Press Freedom Advocacy Association recorded most of the bans that occurred during the period from (18 /3/ …
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Erbil prosecutors call for closure of NRT
22/6/2020 The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Erbil has recommended that the Ministry of Culture in the Kurdistan region close the NRT channel on the background of the publication of reports on health conditions in the region and the high number of people infected with the …
أكمل القراءة »Speda prevented from covering Shaqlawa Demonstartion
18/6/2020 Police prevented a reporter and cameraman from covering demonstrations in Shaqawa district on Thursday morning. The channel’s correspondent, Younis Hamad, told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that the Police of Al-Asaish prevented him and the channel’s cameraman Rifaat Mohammed from covering a fuming …
أكمل القراءة »Diyala’s Health Director verbally assaults reporter
18/6/2020 The administration of Dijla Channel rejected the insults that abused its correspondent in Diyala by the director of health, Dr. Ali Al-Shaji, last week. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned through a telephone conversation with fellow reporter Ali Ibrahim that he was on …
أكمل القراءة »Journalists Suffocate by Tear Gas in Basra
16/6/2020 A number of fellow journalists were subjected to tear gas attacks on Tuesday evening in Basra. A representative of Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Basra said that reporters of Marbad and i- News Ahmed Al-Mozani and Fouad Al-Halafi and AP cameraman Nabil Al-Jurani were …
أكمل القراءة »Security forces obstruct journalists in Basra
13/6/2020 Security forces in Basra prevented journalists from reaching their places of work on Saturday morning. The coordinator of Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, Shihab Ahmed said that the security forces prevented him from reaching his place of work at Rashid Radio, as well …
أكمل القراءة »Journalists prevented from Duty in Kirkuk
9/6/2020 Security forces in Kirkuk prevented satellite Media workers from reaching their offices on Tuesday morning. The Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq was informed through a telephone call with reporter of Kalli Kurdistan in Kirkuk , Azad Shakur that the security forces prevented him …
أكمل القراءة »Riot forces beat cadres of Dijla and Baghdadi destroying equipment
8/6/2020 Riot police and security forces attacked the cadres of the Dijla and Baghdadi channels while covering demonstrations in Najaf on Monday morning. On a telephone call, the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned that, Dijla tv reporter Karrar al-Assaf according to his words, …
أكمل القراءة »Traffic man prevents a channel reporter from reaching his job
7/6/2020 A correspondent for al-Sumeriya tv in Baghdad, was prevented from reaching his workplace sunday morning, by a traffic man at a checkpoint in Al-Jadriya,. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learned from the family of the channel that colleague Ali Khashan was prevented from …
أكمل القراءة »Silo Official prevents Rudaw staff from covering conference in Kirkuk
6/6/2020 The Director in charge of the administration of Silo Kirkuk (Najaf Musa Sinel) prevented Rudaw channel team from covering a press conference in Kirkuk on Saturday morning. Fellow reporter Hiwa Hussam al-Din told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that he was on an …
أكمل القراءة »Iraqia Staff Referred to Investigation After Taking Part in Demonstrations
22/5/2020 The head of the Iraqi media network, FadilFarajallah, has ordered the transfer of a media staff (war correspondent, presenter, director, designer) to the legal department for investigation, in connection with their participation in demonstrations in the central and southern cities of the country. Colleagues …
أكمل القراءة »Sound Bomb Targets Journalist’s Home in Baghdad
20/5/2020 Unidentified gunmen targeted the home of the news editor of Asia News Channel (Ali Deram) with a sound bomb on Wednesday evening. In a telephone conversation with Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq, Deram confirmed that the sound device was homemade and placed in …
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