مقالات رأي

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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، …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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; …

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 …