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Alerts - Iraq

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Iraq

Television news crew assaulted, equipment confiscated

A journalist was also wounded when a bomb attached to his car detonated. CPJ urges authorities to launch an investigation into the attack.

Iraq

Editor held illegally for six days because of corruption coverage

Sherwan Sherwani was arrested following a complaint about a May 2011 article accusing the head of the municipality of embezzling public funds, a claim for which the article provide some evidence.

Iraq

Media freedom increasingly under threat

In recent weeks, journalists have been arrested, assaulted by authorities, and been the target of terrorist attacks by armed groups.

Iraq

Car bomb kills TV presenter in Tikrit

Kamiran Salaheddin was a news anchor and host of the current affairs programme Iraq and Events on Salahaddin TV, and also headed the local journalists' union.

Iraq

Security forces clamp down on demonstrations in Sulaimaniya and Baghdad

Rahman Gharib, coordinator for the local press freedom group Metro Center to Defend Journalists, was beaten on the head and leg, and arrested by security forces after he took some photographs during protests in Sulaimaniya.

Iraq

Journalist protection law falls short, should be repealed, says CPJ

The law, which took effect in November, fails to offer any meaningful protection to journalists and imposes restrictions on who can be defined as a journalist and how one can practice and access information.

Iraq

Journalist illegally detained, while another is attacked

Guards at a Baghdad hospital detained Alfayad for publishing news about the firing of 36 policemen in the area, information that was broadcast by multiple news agencies.

Iraq

News media torched, journalists attacked and arrested in outbreak of violence

Since the violence began shortly after Friday prayers on 2 December, six news media outlets have been torched and at least 15 journalists have been physically attacked or detained for questioning.

Iraq

New wave of abuses and intimidation against the media

On 25 October, the provincial council of Al-Qadisiya decided to close the radio station Al-Sada, the only independent broadcaster in the province, on the grounds that its programmes contained music which was "contrary to local morality".

Iraq

Series of new attacks and acts of intimidation against journalists

In one of the latest cases, unidentified gunmen fired on Al-Iraqiya TV reporter Abd Al-Hasan Al-Rukaabi as he was driving between the southern city of Nasriyah and the nearby town of Al-Refai on 19 October.

Iraq

New law fails to protect journalists, creates new problems, says RSF

The new media law's vagueness and many serious omissions are all the more incomprehensible for the fact that many NGOs offered detailed critiques and proposed specific recommendations for ways to better protect journalists and combat impunity.

Iraq

"Lvin" magazine editor beaten by special forces, held for three hours in Iraqi Kurdistan

A representative from Kurdistan's intelligence agency said he had filed a defamation suit against "Lvin" in response to the report about the incident posted on its website.

Iraq

Radio personality shot dead

Hadi al-Mahdi had been critical of government corruption and social inequality and was involved in Iraq's protest movement.

Iraq

Prominent Kurdish journalist assaulted

"It is very clear that this attack is related to my job as an independent journalist and my vocal support for freedom," Asos Hardi told Human Rights Watch.

Iraq

Editor released after 16 months in prison

Saad Al-Awsi was detained due to an article he published criticising deals that Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki had allegedly struck in order to secure his position.

Iraq

Alarming statement, constant harassment offer no respite for journalists

In an alarming statement, senior interior ministry official Adnan Al-Asadi stated that freedom of information could now pose "a threat to internal security" in the country, and that journalists must no longer publish information about murders or arrests without the ministry's consent because of the fragile security situation.

Iraq

Lawsuits, violence by security forces now daily events for journalists, says RSF

Politicians who have brought legal actions designed to gag the media include house speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi, who sued a local newspaper editor and two of his journalists over a series of articles criticising the maintenance of quotas in the selection of parliamentarians.

Iraq

Human Rights Watch calls on government to revise draft law that curbs protests, speech

The draft law would allow authorities to curtail rights to protect the "public interest" or for the "general order or public morals," without defining what those terms encompass.

Iraq

Attacks by government-backed thugs chill protests

Human Rights Watch called for an inquiry into the role of state security forces in attacks by pro-government gangs against peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad on 10 June 2011.

Iraq

Camera operator killed in suicide bombing

Alwan al-Ghorabi died in the southern city of Diwaniyya when a car bomb exploded in the city center.

Iraq

New concerns over bill proposing creation of media council in Iraqi Kurdistan

While applauding the government's professed desire to encourage media diversity and respect for freedom of expression, RSF is of the view that, in its present form, the proposed law would not help achieve these goals.

Iraq

Protest organisers beaten, detained

Several activists in the capital told Human Rights Watch that they believed that the increased security and recent arrests were an attempt to head off reinvigoration of public protests, amid efforts by various small protest groups to work together.

Iraq

Star journalist sued by head of electoral commission

Hashem Hassan is being sued for 1.2 million euros in damages over an article in which he questioned the commission's legitimacy and professionalism and accused it of wasting public funds.

Iraq

Concern over growing effort to silence media in Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Regional Government promised a new era of freedom for Iraqi Kurds, but it seems no more respectful of Kurdish rights to free speech than the government that preceded it, said Human Rights Watch.

Iraq

Ruling party lawsuit could force independent Kurdish news magazine to close

The lawsuit follows an article which quotes an unnamed senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan as evoking the possibility of assassinating three opposition leaders as the only way to end a wave of pro-democracy protests in the region.

Iraq

Draft law on protection of journalists must meet freedom of expression standards, ARTICLE 19 says

The Draft Law's provisions are counterproductive to its apparent objectives of protecting journalists, says ARTICLE 19.

Iraq

Widening crackdown on protests

The authorities should hold accountable those responsible for attacking protesters and journalists in Arbil and Sulaimaniya, including opening fire on demonstrators and beating them severely, Human Rights Watch said.

Iraq

Journalist killed in double car-bomb attack

Sound engineer Abdul Rahman al-Kubaisi was killed on his way to work near a security checkpoint at a crowded entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone.

Iraq

International community urged to press authorities to end abuses against demonstrators, journalists in Kurdistan

The Sulaymaniyah headquarters of Payam TV have been surrounded since 19 April by the security forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two main parties that form the government in Kurdistan.

Iraq

Physical attacks and arrests make it impossible for journalists to work in Kurdistan, RSF says

Several journalists were physically attacked or arrested while covering demonstrations in Kalar, Sulaymaniyah and Erbil while live rounds were used against protesters and journalists.

Iraq

Journalists denied entry to Camp Ashraf after Iraqi army attack

An attack by the Iraqi army on 8 April reportedly resulted in the deaths of around 30 residents, with many more wounded.

Iraq

Journalists still being arrested, harassed and intimidated amid continuing protests in Kurdistan

"Not a day goes by without a journalist being arrested, threatened or harassed," RSF reported.

Iraq

More attacks on journalists covering demonstrations, TV cameraman missing in Iraqi Kurdistan

Dana Bakir has been missing since 1 April, when security forces attacked journalists who were covering a demonstration in Sulaymaniyah's Freedom Square.

Iraq

Two journalists among scores killed in insurgent operation in Tikrit

Sabah al-Bazi and Muammar Khadir Abdelwahad were covering a meeting taking place at the Salahadin provincial council's headquarters.

Iraq

Death threats followed by shooting attacks on journalists

Two Kurdish opposition journalists have escaped murder attempts while others have been briefly detained or targeted in kidnapping attempts.

Libya / Iraq

Journalists prevented from covering protests in Libya; Iraqi forces beat journalists

In southern Iraq, anti-riot police attacked at least five local journalists covering protests in Basra, according to news reports.

Yemen / Iraq

Yemeni Journalists Syndicate stormed; Baghdad apologises

CPJ is alarmed by the ongoing attempts of governments in the Middle East to censor news coverage of protests.

Iraq

Several more journalists arrested, attacked, injured during "black day" for media freedom

Journalists were "attacked and illegally and summarily arrested" by police and soldiers during demonstrations to mark the 25 February "day of rage" in many cities.

Iraq

Death threats and targeted physical attacks against journalists on the rise in Iraqi Kurdistan

RSF voices concern to regional government president over deterioration in situation for journalists.

Iraq

At least eight protesters killed by security forces, dozens injured

As a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the government is obligated to protect the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said.

Libya / Iraq

Journalists missing in Libya; one journalist killed in Iraq

CPJ is concerned by reports that a number of Libyan journalists have not been heard from for several days; meanwhile a suicide bombing in Iraq has claimed the life of at least one journalist.

Iraq

Police allow gangs to attack peaceful protesters

Security forces have an obligation to protect the right to assemble peacefully and to use only the minimum necessary force to protect lives if violence erupts, Human Rights Watch said.

Iraq

Authorities prohibit live satellite TV coverage of demonstration

RSF is concerned about a spate of attacks by security forces on news media and NGOs in the past 48 hours.

Iraq

Raid prevents Kurdistan's first independent TV station from covering unrest

Fifty masked gunmen carried out a raid on the headquarters of Naliya Radio and Television (NRT), in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Iraq

Security guards open fire on protesters

"As a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iraq must protect and promote freedom of expression and association, and the right to assemble peacefully," said Human Rights Watch.

Iraq

Journalist gunned down in Mosul

The 50-year-old journalist wrote for several newspapers and was well known for his critical views, according to the Iraqi Journalist Syndicate (IJS).

Iraq

ARTICLE 19 and IFJ welcome appeal court victory for "The Guardian" in defamation case

The Baghdad Appeal Court overturned a prior defamation ruling, saying no harm had resulted from an article that quoted critics describing the prime minister as "increasingly autocratic."

Iraq

Journalist killed, media prevented from working

Omar Rassim al-Qayssi died of injuries he received in a car bomb.

Iraq

News media targeted by Al-Qaeda and other terror groups

RSF and JFO appeal to the leaders of Al-Qaeda to immediately call off plans to attack public institutions and news media and to stop targeting civilians, including journalists.

Iraq

CPJ calls on authorities to investigate murder of Al-Mosuliya journalist

Reporter Mazen Mardan al-Baghdadi was gunned down in front of his home.

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