مقالات رأي

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 …

Kurdish Asayesh (security forces) confined, today, Wednesday, two journalists working in Nalia station or NRT located near KRG parliament Union during their meeting that was covered by the aforementioned station. The meeting was held to discuss the recent events that have erupted in KRG. Representative …

Dhiyaa Hassan Al-sharifi, a colleague journalist, and the (Extra News) correspondent was shot by anonymous attackers during his station’s coverage of events in Baghdadi District. Al-Sharifi told Press Freedom Advocacy Association that anonymous people attacked a convoy of journalists and their equipment, from Alalam and …

KRG’s security forces closed three K.N.N offices in Erbil , Duhouk, and Souran District, in addition to surging into the N.R.T channel office in the province, where it expelled a number of its cadres to Suleimaniya. Representative for Press Freedom Advocacy Association stated that Saturday …