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

Coverage: 2 sources

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…See the Story

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Iraqi authorities shutter Al-Baghdadia TV, jail director for 3 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, August 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to free Al-Baghdadia TV’s director and presenter Ali Al-Dhabhawi, who was given a three-year jail sentence on Monday, and to reopen the satellite channel’s office in the capital Baghdad. On July 31, security forces raided the Iraqi-owned station and Al-Dhabhawi’s home, a day after the journalist criticized the National Intelligence Service on his c…Read Article

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Coverage: 7 sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -An unidentified drone attack killed a member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and injured another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah on Saturday, security sources and local officials said, the first attack of its kind in months. (Reporting by Muayad Hameed Saudi; Editing by Aidan Lewis)International · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, July 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to investigate and hold to account the officers who arrested and severely assaulted four journalists in Iraq’s Kurdish region over the past week. “The arrest, abuse, and intimidation of journalists in Iraq’s Kurdish region are deeply concerning and reflect a broader pattern of hostility toward press freedom,” said Sara Qudah, CPJ’s regional director…Kurds · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

The Child Brides of Iraq

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

At this year’s Sulaimani Forum, hosted by the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), it was disheartening to hear Zahra al-Sadr of the Al-Hikma Movement, a Shiite political bloc with roots in Iraq’s clerical establishment, defend child marriage on a public stage. She claimed that Shiites conceive of what she called “early marriage” as a cultural issue. “We don’t approach the topic with propaganda or a view that directly opposes the idea.…Sulaymaniyah · Sulaymaniyah Read Article

Delegation to attend the PKK ceremony heads to Sulaymaniyah

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The delegation, which came to Hewlêr (Erbil) in South Kurdistan to observe the statement to be made by a group of guerrillas following Abdullah Öcalan’s call, has set off towards the city of Sulaymaniyah, where the ceremony will take place. The delegation is traveling in vehicles provided by the administration of the Federal Kurdistan Region and will be taken to the designated area in Sulaymaniyah where the ceremony is to be held. No technical e…Sulaymaniyah · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

KCK: Journalists will not be able to attend ceremony in South Kurdistan due to security reasons

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The KCK Information Office issued a statement regarding the ceremony that will be organized in South Kurdistan (Başûrê Kurdistan) by guerrillas. The statement, which informed that the previously planned arrangements for media outlets and journalists had changed, reads as follows: "Due to the changing security situation, the details regarding the ceremony planned to take place in Sulaymaniyah had to be revised quickly. The ceremony will proceed a…Sulaymaniyah · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

Turkey extends flight ban on Sulaymaniyah

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Turkish state has extended its flight ban on the international airport in the Sulaymaniyah province of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) once again. The ban, which was set to expire on Sunday, will remain in force until October 6 for the time being. Flights to and from Sulaymaniyah, one of the largest cities in southern Kurdistan, were first suspended in April 2023. At the time, the Turkish Foreign Ministry justified the flight ban with all…ISIS · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

The Special Forces Commander Explained the “Sack” Incident that Was Put on the Soldier’s Head; “I Didn’t Think He Would Do Something Treacherous!”

The special forces commander explained the “sack” incident that was put on the soldier’s head; “I didn’t think he would do something treacherous!”Türkiye · Turkey See the Story

YRK Announces the Death of Three Female Guerrillas

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

The East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) announced the deaths of three female fighters. According to a statement by the YRK on Sunday, Ararat Bawer, Stêra Sîser, and Tara Hewram were martyred on 3 July 2024 in the Asos Mountain east of Sulaymaniyah “while carrying out a revolutionary mission.” No further details about the circumstances of their deaths were given. [album=21143] The YRK obituary for the three female guerrillas states the fol…Sulaymaniyah · Sulaymaniyah See the Story

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

Iraqi authorities shutter Al-Baghdadia TV, jail director for 3 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Child Brides of Iraq

Delegation to attend the PKK ceremony heads to Sulaymaniyah

KCK: Journalists will not be able to attend ceremony in South Kurdistan due to security reasons

Turkey extends flight ban on Sulaymaniyah

The Special Forces Commander Explained the “Sack” Incident that Was Put on the Soldier’s Head; “I Didn’t Think He Would Do Something Treacherous!”

YRK Announces the Death of Three Female Guerrillas

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Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Child Brides of Iraq

Delegation to attend the PKK ceremony heads to Sulaymaniyah

KCK: Journalists will not be able to attend ceremony in South Kurdistan due to security reasons

Turkey extends flight ban on Sulaymaniyah

The Special Forces Commander Explained the “Sack” Incident that Was Put on the Soldier’s Head; “I Didn’t Think He Would Do Something Treacherous!”

YRK Announces the Death of Three Female Guerrillas