A Threat to Civic Freedoms in Iraq is Ahead
Iraq’s New Assembly & Expression Law: A Threat to Civic Freedoms Draft Law Under Parliamentary Vote -2 August 2025 As Iraq’s Parliament prepares to vote on a new draft … Read More
Category: Journalism
Information related to journalism in Kurdistan
Six-Month Sentence for Omed Baroshki Enforced
London, 28 July 2025 – The KurdFile concern over the reactivation of a six-month prison sentence against journalist Omed Baroshki by the Duhok Court of Cassation. The Center reiterates its … Read More
Still No Answers for Sorani Mama Hama’s Assassination
Manchester – July 21, 2025 On the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Sorani Mama Hama, Kurdish activists from the 17th of February Organization for Human Rights gathered in front … Read More
Exiled but Unbroken: Dakok Organization Leads Protest for Sorani Mama Hama in the UK
Manchester – July 21, 2025 Members of the Dakok Organization and Kurdish activists gathered in seven major cities in the UK. Kurdfile attended in front of the Iraqi Consulate in … Read More
Activist Dilshad Zebari Arrested in Akre for Social Media Posts
Akre – July 1, 2025 | Kurdfile Media Kurdfile Media has learned that well-known social media activist Dilshad Zebari was arrested today, Monday, July 1st, in the central market of … Read More
Kurdish Journalist Detained by PMF on Espionage Charges, Later Released
Baghdad – 19 June 2025 Kurdish journalist Zhyar Raouf, a resident of Erbil and a producer for China’s international news agency CGTN, was detained by members of the Popular Mobilization … Read More
17Shubat Organization Marks 15th Anniversary of Sardasht Osman’s Assassination
Manchester, UK – May 5, 2025 Members of the 17Shubat Organization for Human Rights gathered today outside the Iraqi Consulate in Manchester to mark the 15th anniversary of the assassination … Read More
Protest Held in Memory of Sardasht Osman on 15th Anniversary of His Assassination
Manchester, May 5, 2025 Activists and civil society groups gathered today to mark the 15th anniversary of the assassination of journalist Sardasht Osman, whose abduction and murder remain one of … Read More
The Suppression of Freedoms Under the Guise of Law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Bakhtiar Ali, in his speech “Saints and Phobias” from The Last Smile of the Dictator, eloquently describes the state of law in our countries, stating: “Any historian who looks at … Read More
15 Days in Solitary: Bashdar Bazyani’s Arrest Raises Alarming Questions
It has now been 15 days since Bashdar Bazyani, the founder of Media 21, was arrested by the Asayish forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Sulaimani. His … Read More