Category: Secuirty

The Kurdistan Region’s Asayish (security agency) has sounded a serious alarm to the public after releasing statistics on suspects arrested for drug-related offenses and the quantities of drugs seized. According … Read More

By Harki The events that unfolded in Lajan village this week are more than a single moment of violence; they are a window into a deeper conflict between state power, … 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

  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

The arrest of Qaydar Hussein, a young activist from Akre, is yet another blow to freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region. His only “crime” was sharing a short video … Read More

In today’s Kurdistan Region, power isn’t shown through justice or law it’s shown through the reckless distribution of guns by people like Hersha Rash, a man whose influence has grown … Read More

Erbil, March 26, 2025 — A recent investigation has exposed the widespread misuse of bodyguards assigned to officials and influential figures in the Kurdistan Region, highlighting how these guards, who … Read More