More than 250 have died and thousands injured in anti-government protests by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad In Al Umma Park in central Baghdad – the “park of the nation” – a small group of men and two women debated under ageing eucalyptus….

In today’s Iraq, there are plenty of Saddams and plenty of Ba’athist-like parties that enjoy an agreed balance of power. By Zeidon Alkinani On October 1, 2019, Baghdad witnessed the rise of young protesters and unemployed graduates calling against the….

How did the protests begin and what do demonstrators want? By  Nermin Ismail and Rainer Sollich The protests in Iraq did not exactly come as a surprise. Last year, a wave of protests washed over the country as well, hitting the southern city….

An assessment of current developments in Iraq from a left-wing activist after the beginning of the ongoing protests on 1 October 2019. The conversation took place via phone call on 3 October after the Iraqi government shut down all Internet….

By Zahra Ali This blog is available to read in Arabic here. Since 2015 Iraq has been experiencing an unprecedented movement of popular protests that is mobilising a whole generation of its youth, demanding a radical change of regime. Based on….