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Does the world know this? from 25 to 27

27th of October Uprising! Here is one of the activities appears on October 27 (Haider) during the escalation,Where the security forces are trying to push the demonstrators away from the green zone (The government fort) by brutal means, tear gas….

WAS Interview | Maysa Nadhim

Maysa Nadhim talks about the October uprising that provided a space for women to express their personal opinions and demands through art like the graffiti Maysa, or the artist of Tahrir Square in Baghdad telling us a very nice stories….

WAS INTERVIEW | Raed Fahmy(Iraqi Communist Party)

An important interview with one of the Iraqi leftist nationalist parties,which is considered the oldest party in Iraq and its history extends with the beginning of the establishment of the Iraqi stateLet us know together the Iraqi Communist Party and….

The Roots of the October Uprising in Iraq: Against Imperialism, Neoliberalism, and the Sectarian Oligarchy

Jeremy Booth AN INTERVIEW WITH Schluwa Sama Three young Iraqi women peer out from surgical masks and combat helmets. They appear to be in a war zone, perhaps working as medics or reporters. But this is no traditional war zone. These….

WAS INTERVIEW | Dr. Ali Al-Rafai’i

Dr. Ali Al-Rafai’i, one of the political leaders in Iraq and the head of the Democratic Civil Alliance and the General Secretary of the Social Democratic party! He will tell us about the history of the social democratic movement in….

Sami Adnan on Iraqi Rebellion: Our Time Has Come

Sami Adnan is a revolutionary leading activist from Iraq. He co-founded Workers Against Sectarianism in Baghdad. Now, he plays an active role in advancing the work of the October Uprising Committee to bring activists together and make their voices heard inside and outside of Iraq. What….

WAS Interview | Worker-communist Party of Iraq

An interview with one of the most important left-wing parties in Iraq, “Worker-communist Party of Iraq” In which we highlighted a very important information that it could be useful to journalists and researchers that interested in political economy of Iraq,….

Revolution in times of COVID-19

By Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (Testimonies from Iraq) In March 2020, the Iraqi government had imposed a countrywide lockdown due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. In April 2020, about 1500 cases suffering from COVID-19 were reported in the….

Women and the Iraqi Revolution

The unprecedented process of popular unity since “October uprising”, show that Iraqi women and men are healing from decades of war and social fragmentation. By Zahra Ali Since October 2019, Iraq is experiencing a turning point in its history with….

Iraqi women issue appeal for international support

By STEVE SWEENEY IRAQI women have called for urgent international action to deal with growing violence against protesters amid a rise in attacks by armed militias. Today the Iraqi Women’s League condemned the “excessive violence committed by the Iraqi security….

Iran and Muqtada al-Sadr’s alliance against the revolution in Iraq

Iraq’s uprising is unmasking all the sectarian leaders attempting to ride the revolutionary wave. By Zeidon Alkinani In order to understand the recent and sudden alliance that was established by Iran and the Iraqi cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr,….

SADR URGES FOLLOWERS TO WORK WITH SECURITY FORCES TO LIMIT PROTESTS

SULAIMANI — Shia cleric and political leader Moqtada al-Sadr issued a statement on Sunday (February 2) calling on his followers to work to put down major protest actions across Iraq in coordination with the security forces, including by breaking strikes….