Alghadir satellite channel’s correspondent, Alaa Hussein and transmission engineer, have sustained serious injuries as a result of the fierce attack that they were subjected to by SWAT forces on their way to Miqdadiya for media coverage. Freedom of Press Advocacy Association has learnt that the …
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Collective migration of press community in Diyala
On the background of the killings of media men Saif Talal and Hasan AlAnbaki, Diyala is witnessing an unprecedented wave of migration of journalists. Many leaves were submitted to the media bodies in the province. Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq learnt that our …
أكمل القراءة »Alsharqiya News correspondent and cameraman killed in Diyala
Alsharqiya News Correspondent Saif Talal, and cameraman, Hasan Alanbaki, were killed by gunmen in Diyala. Both victims were escorted by Diyala operations commander, Muhsin Alazzawi, in order to cover the current events in Muqdadiya that was under attack by terrorists on Monday. Both victims received …
أكمل القراءة »2015 سالَي زيادبووني زةحمةتييةكاني سه ر رؤذنامة نووسان
“راثؤرتي سالاَنة” رؤذنامةنووساني عيَراق رؤذانيَكي نارِةحةت و زةحمةتييان بةسةربرد لة سالَي 2015، سةرضاوةي ئةو مةترسييانةي هةرِةشةي لةذيانييان دةكرد فرة و هةمةجؤربوون، كؤمةلَةي بةرطري لة ئازادي رؤذنامةنووسي لة عيَراق شةهيدبووني 28 رؤذنامةنووسي لةسةرانسةري عيَراق لةو سالَةدا بةهؤي كار ضالاكييةكانييانةوة تؤماركردووة كة زؤرينةيان لةسةر دةستي ريَكخراوي تيرؤريستي …
أكمل القراءة »Bombing a correspondent’s house in Tuzkhurmatu
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 …
أكمل القراءة »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 …
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