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Is Iraqi Media Law a Step Forward?

By , January 13, 2012 5:41 pm

Hazim al-Sharaa

Iraq’s new media law, the product of several years of debate, is supposed to protect journalists, but it has been the subject of much controversy. Hazim al-Sharaa, an IWPR editor in Iraq, looks at why some fear the legislation will restrict rather than enhance freedom of speech.
 

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Iraqi Refugees in Syria Fear For Future

By , January 12, 2012 10:29 am
Reluctant to return to Iraq, asylum-seekers worry sectarian violence will ruin their safe haven.

  • Young Iraqis playing football in a Damascus neighbourhood. Picture from 2007. (Photo: UNHCR)<br />
  • Iraqi refugees earning a living at the Seyyida Zeinab market in Damascus. Picture from 2007. (Photo: UNHCR)<br />

Many Iraqi refugees who fled to Syria following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 once again fear for their future as the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad continues.

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IWPR Courses Inspire New Generation of Iraqi Women

By , December 24, 2011 11:14 am
Workshop participants start producing public-service advertising for local media.

  • An IWPR workshop targeting Iraqi women, October 2011, Baghdad. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Video and photo training. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Learning the dos and dont's of lighting . (Photo: IWPR)
  • A session on picture editing. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Training in how to use videocameras. (Photo: IWPR)
  • IWPR trainer looks over some completed work. (Photo: IWPR)
  • A trainee gets to grip with a camera. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Teaching the nuts and bolts of handling a videocamera, October 2011. (Photo: IWPR)
  • An earlier training session took participants out and about in eastern Baghdad, August 2010. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Filming a scene in a Baghdad beauty salon. (Photo: IWPR)

Iraqi women from a variety of backgrounds have launched their first advertising campaign just weeks after attending a specialist IWPR training workshop.

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Conflict Fears as Iraqi Power Balance Crumbles

By , December 22, 2011 5:01 pm
As American forces leave, Shia-majority politicians turn on Sunni colleagues.

  • Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki addresses a press conference on December 21. (Photo: Ahmed al-Baghdadi)<br />
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Saudi Beheading Stirs Iraqi Anger

By , December 21, 2011 4:56 pm
Execution highlights delays in negotiating Iraqi-Saudi prisoner exchange.

  • Dira Square, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, is used for public executions. (Photo: BroadArrow/Wikicommons)
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Iranian Opposition Group Faces Uncertain Fate in Iraq

By , December 16, 2011 2:17 pm
As government insists Mojahedin-e Khalq camp must close, some say Tehran forced its hand.

More than 3,000 Iranians housed in a refugee camp in Iraq are facing the threat of expulsion as Baghdad prepares to close the site by the end of this month.

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Once War-Torn Baghdad District Thrives

By , December 16, 2011 1:17 pm
IWPR reporter takes a walk in a neighbour where he used to fear death or kidnapping.

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Iraqis Concerned at US Withdrawal

By , December 15, 2011 7:11 pm
Does end of military mission expose Iraq to new dangers?

  • US military banner is furled in a ceremony to mark the end of US military operations in Iraq, December 15, 2011). (Photo: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, XVIII Airborne Corps PAO/US Army)

With the formal ending of the American military mission in their country, Iraqis are divided on what it means for the future.

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Sunni Separatist Fears as US Troops Leave Iraq

By , December 8, 2011 6:21 pm
Resentment of central government leads to calls for devolution, or perhaps more, in Sunni Arab provinces.

  • Demonstration in Salahuddin province, November 2011. (Photo: IWPR)<br />
  • Protesters demanded an end to “de-Baathification” and greater autonomy for their region. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Children playing in Salahuddin province, where the low standard of living is a major cause of unhappiness with central government. (Photo: IWPR)
  • Alaa Kamil, a labourer in Tikrit. Many here feel they are missing out on economic development because of the government’s policies. (Photo: IWPR)
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Sunni Secessionist Fears as US Troops Leave

By , December 7, 2011 4:13 pm
Resentment of central government leads to calls for devolution, or perhaps more, in Sunni Arab provinces.

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