After 8 months in detention, Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed faces spying charges in Iraq
June 25, 2024The International Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Kurdish authorities to immediately release Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed, calling his…
Human rights condition worsened in Kurdistan Region, Iraq: US State Department report
April 26, 2024The human rights situation in Kurdistan has worsened over the past year, Rudaw has reported citing the US Department of…
The US Consulate Erbil is “concerned” by reports of violations against media freedom
February 29, 2024The US Consulate General in Erbil has issued a statement expressing concern over the "recent violations of press freedom" in…
Iraqi Kurdish journalist Omed Barokshky charged with defamation over Facebook post
February 28, 2024Kurdish journalist Omed Barokshky has been arrested on charges of defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. His…
Where did press freedom violations happen in the Kurdistan Region in 2023 and who was responsible?
February 12, 2024A recent report by the Metro Center for Journalists’ Rights and Advocacy has highlighted how the Kurdistan Region continues to…US says concerned about ‘backsliding’ of press freedom in Kurdistan
February 1, 2024The US Consulate in Erbil has expressed concern about the “recent backsliding” of press freedom in the Kurdistan Region. In…Kurdish Journalist missing for 3 months after arrest in Barzani-controlled Iraqi Kurdistan
January 24, 2024Sleman Mohammed Ahmed, an Arabic editor for RojNews, a news outlet affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), was arrested…Iraqi Kurdistan’s press freedom under scrutiny as US Consulate sounds warning
September 26, 2023The US Consulate General in Erbil has expressed concerns of growing challenges to press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of…
