Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky’s imprisonment extended by 6 months - Committee to Protect Journalists

Imprisoned Iraqi Kurdish journalist Sherwani faces new charges

Authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan region have extended prison sentences and filed new charges against two jailed journalists, escalating an ongoing crackdown on press freedoms in the semi-autonomous region. Sherwan Amin Sherwani, a Kurdish journalist imprisoned since 2020 for criticising the ruling parties, now faces additional charges of "humiliating a prison officer" and "assaulting two inmates," his lawyer, Mohammed Abdullah, exclusively told T…

Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky’s imprisonment extended by 6 months - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sulaymaniyah, July 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled that Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky will remain in prison for an additional six months following a decision by Iraq’s Duhok misdemeanor court. CPJ reiterates its call for Baroshky’s immediate release. On June 28, 2025, Baroshky’s lawyer, Reving Yaseen, informed CPJ that the court had reactivated a previously suspended six-month sentence from December 2021, citing a vi…