Iraq
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Documenting the killing, disappearance and arrest of activists and protesters, and restrictions on the right to protest in Iraq.
Our position on Iraq
We call for accountability for the killing and disappearance of activists and protesters in Iraq, an end to arrests of peaceful protesters and to bans on protest, and the protection of those still under threat.
HuMENA
Areas of work
What we work on in Iraq.
Civic Space & Freedoms
LatestIraq | Arrest of Environmental Activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and Peaceful Protesters in Maysan
Protection of Defenders
LatestIraq | The Assassination of Yanar Mohammed: A Crime Against Every Woman Who Dared to Resist
Inclusive Governance & Justice
LatestIraq’s Protest Ban Is an Arbitrary Measure That Undermines the Right to Peaceful Assembly
Chronicle
HuMENA's work in Iraq
Our statements, letters and reports on Iraq, newest first.
Mar 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Mar 2026
STATEMENTS
May 2025
PRESS RELEASES
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
UNAMI
Civil-society engagement on protection
UN HRC
Joint statements on defenders at risk
Joint advocacy
With Iraqi NGOs
Defenders
Cases we follow.
Human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers whose cases in Iraq we follow. Some people we document are not named here, for their safety.
Our publications on defenders.
Press Releases
Iraq | Arrest of Environmental Activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and Peaceful Protesters in Maysan
5 Mar 2026
Statements
Iraq | The Assassination of Yanar Mohammed: A Crime Against Every Woman Who Dared to Resist
4 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Iraq’s Protest Ban Is an Arbitrary Measure That Undermines the Right to Peaceful Assembly
16 May 2025
Joint Statements
Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing
2 Oct 2023Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
Iraq | Arrest of Environmental Activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and Peaceful Protesters in Maysan
Iraq | The Assassination of Yanar Mohammed: A Crime Against Every Woman Who Dared to Resist
Iraq’s Protest Ban Is an Arbitrary Measure That Undermines the Right to Peaceful Assembly
Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing
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