Swara Ahmad, Kurdish Ruz News Correspondent was detained by Asayesh Forces in Erbil during his coverage of the demonstrations that were triggered for attacking Sinjar. The Agency told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that their colleague Mohammed was detained along with a large group …
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AP correspondent injured in Mosul
Associated French Press , Mahmoud Alsalih was injured during the battles of Mosul. He sustained mild wounds during covering the right side battles in Mosul. The Association wishes soon recovery to their colleague along with all those who were wounded during exercising duty. …
أكمل القراءة »Sumaria correspondent attacked during Wasit demonstrations
Ali Alaboudy, Sumariya Channel correspondent, was attacked by security forces during covering PM Haidar Alibadi visit to Wasit after the demonstrations that erupted by the students of its University. Alaboudy added that riot police that he was attacked by confiscated his mobile phone during …
أكمل القراءة »Rudaw Woman correspondent killed and cameraman injured by mine explosion
Manager of newsroom in Kurdish Rudaw Channel Shifaa Kurdi was killed and cameraman Younus Mustafa injured due to an explosion of an underground mine planted by ISIS in the cemetery of the latter’s dead. The incident took place In Aladhba area in the western part …
أكمل القراءة »Again, Asharqiya banned from function
Media and Communications Commission (MCC) informed Asharqiya channel operating in Baghdad that it is banned from exercising function on Iraqi grounds. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq managed to obtain the books issued by the commission and signed by its president Safaa Aldin Alsafi, …
أكمل القراءة »Karbalaa cameraman injured during battles
Karbalaa cameraman, Yasir Alkinani, was injured during escorting security forces in Ain Tallawy village western Mosul resulting in sustaining light wounds. His state is stable according to latest update, and it is learnt that he would resume military operations coverage shortly. At the time …
أكمل القراءة »Wilayat Battikh Founder and cadre under fire
Family of the Finder and Producer of the Ironic Popular Show ( Wilayat Bathikh= melon county) , Ali Fadhil , lived a horrifying night after an attack carried by a number of Bani Lam Tribal members. Fadhil’s family was forced to leave the house …
أكمل القراءة »KNN dismisses 51 media workers
KNN Kurdish Satellite Channel dismissed 51 workers because of its financial crisis. The channel’s DG Abdulrazzaq Sherif, told Press Freedom Advocacy Association that the dispatch covered all offices of the channel, in Suleimaniya, Erbil and Duhouk. And that the current situation pressed the channel …
أكمل القراءة »Four press teams attacked in Tahrir demonstrations in Baghdad
11/2/2017 Last Saturday has witnessed a wave of attacks by security forces against journalists and press teams who were covering the protests at Altahrir square in Baghdad. Live broadcast was prohibited and all means of live coverage was closely followed and banned. Press Freedom Advocacy …
أكمل القراءة »Almerbad Radio correspondent attacked by Security forces
Almerbad Radio Correspondent in Basrah, Ali Albadran was attacked by a number of security forces during his coverage of the incident of bombing a liquors store in Bashar Street in the old part of Basrah on Tuesday. Related, Fuad Ahilfi, correspondent for a Turkish News …
أكمل القراءة »Assabah Editor in Chief threatened by Minister’s Tribe
4/2/2017 Editor in Chief of Assabah formal Newspaper, Ahmad Abdulsada, has been threatened by the Family of the Minister of Health, Dr. Adeela Hmoud on the background of adhering to valid procedures and regulations adopted in the media body. Abdulsada told Press Freedom Advocacy Association …
أكمل القراءة »Kurdsat correspondent wounded during battles
15/1/2017 Kurdsat correspondent Kilan Butani was wounded during his coverage of the ongoing battles in Mosul University between Anti-Terrorist Forces and ISIS. Butani told Press Freedom Advocacy Association that fragments have wounded his right hand after being besieged for three hours inside the university building …
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