The protest movement convulsing Iraq is a heroic revolt powered by unemployed, precarious, and informal workers. Their aim is to overturn the entire political system, which has produced nothing but violence and poverty for the vast majority of Iraqis. BY….

Main events concerning the uprisings for the week 15th-22nd December Throughout December, kidnappings and killings continued in various forms including deaths by the use of bullets and bombs, clear signs of the manslaughter the Iraqi government is committing against its….

Main events and news concerning the uprisings for the week 8th –15th December Repression, kidnapping, torture, killing and intimidation of activists in demonstrations. update on Sunday 8/12/2019 at 9:00 p.m. 1- School and university students in Basra, Muthanna, Al-Diwaniya, Maysan….

Seit dem 1. Oktober haben sich die Proteste im Irak zu Massenprotesten entwickelt, die alle gesellschaftlichen Schichten vereinen.

Since the 1st of October 2019, a series of protests and violent demonstrations have swept public spaces in Iraq, with demonstrators demanding access to employment, an end to corruption at governmental level and an improvement of public services. Women and….

Was treibt die Menschen im Irak auf die Straße? Sami Adnan ist einer von Tausenden, die in Bagdad protestieren. Wir haben ihn zu den Gründen der aktuellen Revolte und zu den Hoffnungen seiner Generation interviewt. Seit dem 1. Oktober finden….

Protestors are clear: they do not want reforms, they want a revolution. By Zeidon Alkinani and Nur Turkmani In Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square, a group of protestors gather around a beating drum and chant, “From Iraq to Beirut, one revolution….

By Mohammed Tawfeeq At least 319 people have been killed in Iraq since the start of anti-government protests in October, according to the Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee. Four protesters were killed in Baghdad on Saturday after Iraqi Security Forces pushed back hundreds of….

Interview to Sami Adnan, co-founder of “Workers Against Sectarianism”. “The demands of the square – says Adnan – are similar to those of previous periods, but have become more precise and targeted. And they are going beyond religious belonging” by Maurizio….

INTERVISTA a Sami Adnan, fondatore di “Workers Against Sectarianism”. «Le richieste della piazza – afferma Adnan – sono simili a quelle dei periodi precedenti, ma sono diventate più precise e mirate. Si va oltre l’appartenenza religiosa» di Maurizio Coppola Berlino,….

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….