August 22, 2025 – Iraq/Kurdistan – In the wake of journalist Gülistan Tara’s tragic death by Turkish drone strike in August 2023, Kurdish media innovators are […]
August 20, 2025 – Iraq/Kurdistan – Investigative journalist Sherwan Sherwani, formerly editor of Bashur magazine and known for reporting on corruption in Iraqi Kurdistan, received yet […]
20 August 2025 – Erbil Kurdish investigative journalist Sherwan Sherwani has been handed a new prison sentence just days before his expected release, in a move […]
July 09, 2025 – Iraq/Kurdistan – Deadly clashes erupted in the Khabat district of Erbil on the night of July 7, 2025, exposing deepening rifts between […]
June 29, 2025 – Turkey/Iraq/Kurdistan – Filming began on Analogue, a new feature-length film dedicated to the memory of two journalists—Cihan Bilgin and Nazım Daştan—who were […]
June 27, 2025 – Kurdistan/Iraq – Kurdish journalist Hassan Zaza was arrested by Syrian government security forces in Damascus, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for […]
June 14, 2025 – Kurdistan – Journalism across Kurdistan continues to thrive under immense pressure, with several prestigious awards honoring journalists who persist despite risks. The […]
March 23, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq – Nûjiyan Erhan, born Tuğba Akyılmaz, was a courageous Kurdish journalist remembered for her relentless dedication to amplifying the voices of […]
March 16, 2025 – Iraq/Kurdish – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urgently called for the release of two investigative journalists, Bashdar Bazyani and Sherwan Sherwani, who […]