Anonymous persons threw a hand grenade on the house of Asu Ahmad, a Kurdish channel correspondent / KNN, in Kirkuk. The victim told Press Freedom Advocacy in Iraq that armed men in a four wheel drive threw a sonic bomb on his home which destroyed …
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Al-Ishraq correspondent sustains injuries during Ramadi Liberation coverage
Ali Najim, correspondent for Al-Ishraq Satellite Channel sustained moderate injuries during his coverage of the military operations of liberating Anbar. His leg was injured as quoted by his companions, due to a mortar in Ramadi. They added that Ali is suffering from severe pain and …
أكمل القراءة »2015: Press Year of Crisis
In 2015, the press community in Iraq witnessed a rise in risk and new channels of danger threatened their work and lives. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq recorded that 28 journalists have been killed in all parts of Iraq due to their duty. 25 …
أكمل القراءة »Samaraa coverage blocked by citizens
A number of citizens prohibited Samaraa Correspondent in Karbalaa, Mutaz Alaboudi, from covering the events of Alarbaiin million march and tried to attack him but the security of the Hussaini Administration prevented them from doing so. Alaboudi told Press Freedom Advocacy Association that during his …
أكمل القراءة »Dijla staff caught in the middle of VIPs shooting
Our colleagues in Dijla Satellite channel where subjected to the risk of losing their lives when an MP attempted to shoot his rival near the news studio. Workers told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that they were occupied in setting the news cast and …
أكمل القراءة »العاملون في فضائية دجلة كانوا على مقربة من الموت جراء اطلاق نار برلماني على خصمه
تعرض الزملاء العاملين في قناة دجلة الفضائية الى خطر الموت المحتم جراء اطلاق نار احد أعضاء مجلس النواب على خصم سياسي داخل مبنى الفضائية، وعلى مقربة من استوديو الاخبار. وابلغ العاملون في الفضائية جمعية الدفاع عن حرية الصحافة انهم كانوا منهمكين بإعداد النشرة وتحضير الضيوف، …
أكمل القراءة »PM bodyguards attacks a cameraman
Cameraman Hussein Al-isawi was attacked by the bodyguards of Prime Minister Hayder Alibady last Monday. Colleague Aziz Alrubayii told Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq that the aggression took place after the press conference that joined Iraqi Governors. One of the PM bodyguards attacked the …
أكمل القراءة »Al-Nasiriya TV reporter injured by sniper fire in Fallujah
Al-Nasiriyah News Agency and TV channel reporter, Waleed Kareem, sustained serious injuries due to sniper’s fire, near Fallujah in Anbar province. Representative of Press Freedom Advocacy Association, said that Kareem was shot in his left hand by fire of a sniper during on ground coverage …
أكمل القراءة »Press Security in Iraq: Statistic reveals closure of eight Media bodies and dismissing their cadres in less than a year
Iraq is considered the only country in the region where journalists are dismissed illegally from their jobs; violating the constitution, and regulations that protect media and journalists. Press Freedom Advocacy Association has recorded hundreds of cases of dismissing media personnel from several visual and heard …
أكمل القراءة »DiwaniyaSecurity forces denyOB vehicles entrance
Security authorities in Al-Diwaniyaprevented Al-Baghdadia live channelcrew from entering their Outside Broadcasting vehicles (OB) into the province on Friday, during its attemptto cover the three-month demonstrations on ground. Reporter of Al-Baghdadia, Emad al-khuzaequoted the chief of provincial police to the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in …
أكمل القراءة »Basrah Security attacks a number of journalists
Basrah Governor Security attacked a number of journalists who were covering an event attended by the Governor at the State Company for Land Transportation. Press Freedom Advocacy Association’s representative in Basrah said that a number of journalists were beaten and insulted by the Governor’s security; …
أكمل القراءة »Journalist Sayyab Aluqabi killed after one day of abduction
The body of the journalist Sayyab Aluqabi was found in Yasin Khreibut area in Basrah, after one day of abduction. Representative for Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Basrah, said that witnesses confirmed that the victim has endured severe torture and a single shot in the …
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