Iraq

March 6, 2025

Turkish Journalist Öznur Değer Remains Jailed Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Press Freedom

March 06, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq/Turkey –  The imprisonment of Öznur Değer, a Kurdish journalist with JINNEWS, has become a stark reminder of the ongoing state persecution […]
February 5, 2025

Kurdish Journalist Bashdar Bazyani Detained Amidst Press Freedom Concerns

February 05, 2025 -Iraq –  Kurdish journalist Bashdar Bazyani was arrested in Al-Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, after being summoned to the Sarchnar Police Station. Following interrogation, he […]
February 2, 2025

Iraqi Kurdish Photojournalist Qaraman Shukri Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison After Secret Trial

February 02, 2025 – Iraq –  In a troubling development for press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan, photojournalist Qaraman Shukri was sentenced to seven years in prison […]
February 1, 2025

Wave of Journalist Arrests Highlights Growing Media Repression in Kurdish Regions

February 01, 2025 – Kurdistan –  A series of journalist arrests in Iraqi Kurdistan and northeastern Syria has drawn strong condemnation from international media watchdogs, highlighting […]
January 22, 2025

Kurdish Journalist Eylem Babayiğit Detained in Turkey Over Terror Charges

January 22, 2025 – Turkey/Iraq/Kurdistan –  Turkish authorities detained Eylem Babayiğit, a Kurdish journalist and former contributor to the now-closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, during a raid […]