Category: Reports

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Smile for the police camera: Defamation of detention center cameras 

The lives of Ahmed and Wissam were turned upside down after they were falsely arrested and their pictures were taken by the police, which were later published on social media. However, they did not file a complaint in court. “Smile for the camera,” police stations tell civilians, only to defame them later.

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From Baghdad to Europe via Russia: Iraqi youth are commodified by smuggling networks 

The smuggler “Abu Hussam” gathered five Iraqi youths, including Zaid, through the social media platform, Telegram and arranged false documents to smuggle them to Europe. In an investigation the secrets of smuggling networks to Europe have been revealed by Jummar. The five young men dressed in formal suits, passed through Sharjah, then Moscow and Poland, all the way to Germany. This is the story of a journey of escape of a young man and four of his friends.
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Heavy load trucks damage highways while railways await a revival  

Death stalks road users with potholes and ruts as its deadly weapons. Every day, a few lives are taken of travellers who must undergo this danger, even for the simplest duty. This is due to the decline of railways and trains transporting freight and passengers, but can this problem be resolved through cooperation? The story […]
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Drug storage and incineration in Iraq: Minors involved, suspected trafficking, and a polluting process 

What happens to confiscated drugs? Are they safely stored? Are the seized drugs trafficked back into the market? How is the drug incineration process carried out? Does it cause any environmental risks to humans? What were two minors doing in the warehouses of the Medico-Legal Directorate? Iraq’s numerous violations in the process of drug storage and destruction.

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Two decades after the Iraq invasion: What happened to the promise of education for girls? 

Twenty years ago Iraqi women and girls were promised a new future of liberation and education by former US president Bush, as part of the moral justification for the invasion. The reality is different.

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Iraq’s Queer women: Survival under false identities and secret lives 

“I am constantly reprimanded for rejecting marriage proposals, especially since turning thirty. I often think of emigrating, as fleeing seems the only escape. If my family discovers my sexual orientation, they will kill me in the blink of an eye”. The cruel reality for lesbians who want to live their lives freely.

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Al-ʿAsa’ib’s Business Ravages the Banks of the Tigris

Around 50 quarries are scattered in the Tigris River and on its banks in the city of Mosul, with giant excavators desiccating it and making its aquatics vulnerable to extinction. But money, power, and the impulsion to return and rebuild, are the key drivers behind the continuation of this process that ravages the river and threatens its future.
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Their Mistakes are Fatal. Unlicensed Beauty Centers Owned by Personalities and Protected by Officials

Hundreds of beauty centres are performing operations that may be fatal. Holding them accountable is almost impossible due to the fact that they are owned by well-known personalities who have strong relations with officials and decision-makers in the state.
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Wives lives are wasted waiting for divorce: Men have priority over women in Iraqi courts

A man can obtain a divorce ruling from the courts within 15 to 30 days. A woman has to wait between up to five years to obtain the same legal ruling often giving up many or all her rights.
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When Authorities were Confronted with the Tishreen youth uprising…they were legalising killing to maintain order

The killing of demonstrators in October 2019 was not a one-off act but rather an institutional and pervasive strategy to deal with the protests which were threatening Iraq’s political system.