Documenting corruption in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
London, KurdFile – In a significant move targeting transnational human trafficking networks, the British government has announced its first global sanctions specifically aimed at people-smuggling operations with particular focus on … Read More
Joint Statement from a Collective of Activists, Journalists, Critics, and Dissident Teachers Regarding the Assault on Human Rights Defender Shwan Saber Mustafa We, as a collective group of activists, … Read More
Erbil – July 17, 2025 Kurdish legal expert and anti-corruption activist Shwan Sabir Mustafa Gerdi was physically assaulted today in the streets of Erbil by a group of individuals believed … Read More
“Women Are Paying the Price for Honour”: Activist Shvan Hassan Condemns Gender-Based Violence in Iraq and Kurdistan Manchester – 14 July 2025 In a powerful public statement during a peaceful … Read More
Mohammed Muzaffar Abdulkarim – Activist As is abundantly clear to every person in Kurdistan, the political agenda of both ruling families Talabani and Barzani has brought nothing but suffering, … Read More
14 July 2025 – Manchester, UK KURDFILE MEDIA A peaceful protest organized by the Regay Azadi (Path of Freedom) Organization took place in front of the Iraqi Consulate in … Read More
Warte, Erbil, 13 July 2025 A public demonstration over ongoing electricity shortages turned deadly Monday morning in the town of Warte, located within the Erbil Governorate. The protest, which … Read More
Mohammed Karwan – Activist This is the land where one dictator fell, only to be replaced by a dictator in every city. Welcome to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a … Read More
Hiwa Jamil Mohammed – Activist Arin Masrour Barzani and Idris Nechirvan Barzani, sons of the Prime Minister and President of the Kurdistan Region, have become poster boys of a grotesque … Read More
In the shadow of two dominant political families Barzani’s KDP and Talabani’s PUK truth has become a dangerous pursuit in the Kurdistan Region. But for Sarmand Ismail, a fierce cartoonist … Read More
