
Renewed Protests Against Political Parties In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Two protesters killed in renewed demonstrations against Kurdish political parties over unpaid salaries in northern Kurdistan.
Two protesters killed in renewed demonstrations against Kurdish political parties over unpaid salaries in northern Kurdistan.
An exhibition in the Kurdistan region aims to honour and remember the victims and to dispel the silence and shame that accompanies gender-based violence.
Iraq's Yazidi ethno-religious minority is safe from the Islamic State (ISIS), but now faces infighting among protective forces seeking dominance in Sinjar.
On Wednesday, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) political bureau said that the agreement, which will form the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), will be signed next week.
On Monday January 7th, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced that it would be delaying a planned meeting to discuss the formation of the new government with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
The Iraqi Central Government has begun implementing its order to remove customs checkpoints between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other Iraqi cities. Baghdad has also added that no taxes are to be levied on the goods on their way to central and southern Iraq.
The Shams Network for Election Observation released its assessment of the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary election held on 30th September, calling it “peaceful” with some noted cases of fraud.
With the Kurdistan elections set to be held on the 30th of September, controversy regarding participation has risen among both the population and the parties. Some political parties have decided to boycott the elections after their concerns surrounding the election lists were not addressed.
Amid objections to timing, campaigning for Kurdistan Region's Parliamentary elections has kicked off on Tuesday. Voters will be seeing election campaigns scattered throughout the region, of nominees running to win one of the 111 seats in the Kurdish parliament.
In an open letter addressed to the Iraqi Parliament, the Chaldean-Assyrian Syriac community said that their constituency has been exploited as election tools by various groups. The letter also expresses the community's concern over the current electoral quota for the Kurdish parliament ahead of the Kurdistan elections.
During the General Conference of the Unions of Religious Leaders in the Kurdistan Leader, KRG President Nechirvan Barzani warns of the spread of extremist ideology and says that his government is doing its best to counter their influence in the region.
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