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Category - Iraq

15 Feb 2013

Ten years since the Iraq march: Living activism today

Ten years ago today, he joined millions of other people around the world in marching against the planned invasion of Iraq. This week, Symon Hill was effectively banned from his local branch of Costcutter for trying to buy newspapers. It’s been a strange decade, he writes.
2 Feb 2013

The Chaldean Patriarch: good news from Iraq

Archbishop Louis Sako was elected the new Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon yesterday (1 February 2013).
2 Feb 2013

Iraq-based Chaldean Catholic Church elects new Patriarch

Pope Benedict XVI has formally welcomed the election of Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk to be the new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
28 Dec 2012

Beware of prime ministers quoting the Bible

Beware of politicians quoting random Bible verses at Christmas. Earlier this week, on Christmas Eve, David Cameron said:
15 Dec 2012

Change and challenge across the Middle East and North Africa Region
24 Jul 2012

Iraqi authorities urged to halt execution of 196 prisoners in Anbar

Amnesty International has condemned the “alarming” news that nearly 200 executions have been given the go-ahead in Iraq.
31 Dec 2011

First anniversary of the 'Arab Spring': An assessment
15 Sep 2011

NGOs urge transparency over casualties of armed violence

States have a clear but largely unmet responsibility for full and transparent reporting of those killed in armed violence, a new charter says.
8 Sep 2011

10-year strategy after 9/11 'counter-productive', says new report

The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks presents an opportunity to reflect on the catastrophic mistakes of the ‘war on terror' says a new report
10 Jul 2011

UK told it cannot opt out of human rights obligations in Iraq

Two landmark rulings focusing on the war in Iraq have confirmed that the UK’s human rights obligations do extend beyond its borders to overseas conflicts.

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