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Urgent: Total chaos inside Iraq, imposing a curfew, general closure of all government institutions, in addition to leaving most of the embassies of foreign countries in Baghdad.

At the outset, before talking about any current political conflict, we would like to make it clear that the sectarian system in Iraq that was brought in by the United States is a system that is unable to continue and….

Shame, control, as part of a working woman’s life

The struggle for gender equality and justice is an important field of struggle in Iraq. Apart from state laws, there is different social structures, usually hidden or not considered as a political public issue, that hinder the struggle of equality…..

بيان عمال ضد الطائفية 30 تموز 2022

بيان عمال ضد الطائفية 30 تموز 2022 قبل البدء في التحدث عن الصراع السياسي الذي يجري الان في العراق نود ان نؤكد على ان الفوضى المستمرة في العراق لن تنتهي الا بانتهاء نظام المحاصصة الطائفي في العراق الذي جاء بواسطة….

WAS COMMUNITY

Stop the Turkish bombardment on the Kurdish, Iraqi and Syrian lands.Stop trade exchange between Iraq and Turkey.Close the Turkish embassy in Iraq and expel the Turkish ambassador. Workers against Sectarianism (WAS)

Statement by press organizations in Iraq

We, civil society organizations in Iraq, replace the congratulations on the occasion of the Iraqi Press Day with condemnation and denunciation of the restrictions, threats and arbitrary use of the law that are being imposed on the press and media….

Working women in Iraq (part one): Forced to work without independence

Working women in Iraq and their living and working conditions have received little attention in research, media and politics. Working-class women are often categorized as internally of their their problems. In addition, the interventions of progressive political parties and trade….

Farewell Muzaffar Al-Nawab, you will remain in our memories forever

Yesterday, Iraq lost one of the most important popular poets, Muzaffar al-Nawab, who is called the great poet. Muzaffar al-Nawab was known for belonging to the radical leftist revolutionary movement.His poems were famous for his revolutionary expressions towards the Arab….

Protests in Sinjar/Shengal against war

Recently, after the Turkish government announced the resumption of its military operations in northern Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan to hunt down the PKK, the war returned again, also to Sinjar City. This war caused the displacement of more than….

The Turkish Occupation

Recently, the Turkish government announced that it is bombing and pursuing the PKK organization in northern Iraq( Kurdistan). This is taking place with the agreement of the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government. This time, the Turkish government has….

Politics with Society – 8 of March / WAS community

During this year, WAS is developing different ways of general left-wing political activism in Iraq, our work is mainly based on political discussions with the community, within residential neighborhoods where there are the people who are most willing to receive….

Repression against students in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil universities extends to the cities.

The Sulaimaniyah demonstrations entered their third consecutive day, at a time of intensified violence and security repression against protesting students. As Sulaymaniyah university students organized huge demonstrations, they roamed the streets and alleys of Sulaymaniyah, on Tuesday, and arrived at….

Aktivismus in Mosul, Zwischen einem korrupten Staat und der Stabilisierungsagenda internationaler NGOs

AUTORIN Schluwa Sama Vier Jahre nach dem Ende der Besatzung der nordirakischen Stadt Mosul durch Daesch (arabisch: abwertende Bezeichnung für den IS) von 2014 bis 2017 hat sich ein mutiger ziviler Aktivismus im Kontext eines korrupten, autoritären Staatsapparats einerseits und….