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Amid Terror Attacks, Iraq Faces Water Crisis
National Geographic – USA Islamic State’s assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraq’s supply, which was already squeezed by dams in Turkey and Iran. TELSKUF, Iraq—Viewed from afar, the...
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Ilisu Dam construction site militarized!
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Batman/Turkey Press Release – 16.02.2015 Ilisu Dam construction site militarized With the continuation of the construction of the Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectric Power...
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Erbil hosts international and Iraqi activists for the Strategy Meeting of the...
Prior to the Save the Tigris Campaign Strategy Meeting, 9-11 May, Erbil, Iraq The current political and security crisis in Iraq has aggravated the water crisis in Iraq. The water situation is more...
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The Erbil strategy meeting and the way forward for the Save the Tigris campaign
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign/ICSSI Follow-up to the Save the Tigris Campaign Strategy Meeting. Note: Full report can be found below. More than 20 participants,...
View ArticleAn invisible minority: Iraqi LGBTs need to come out
By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI The LGBT movement is a worldwide phenomenon. In Iraq, it is far from a movement: the LGBT community remains completely invisible. Although no data on the demographics of the...
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Will Iraq find political allies against Ilisu Dam in Turkey?
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign/ICSSI Although the construction of Ilisu Dam is nearing its completion, the situation for the residents in the town of Hasankeyf – set to...
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Participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015!
Participate in the Iraqi Social Forum 2015 from everywhere in the world! Build a solidarity link with Iraqi civil society via internet. Register through the following form as soon as possible, so the...
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Solidarity message from the Norwegian Social Forum!
The Norwegian Social Forum sends a video solidarity message to the Iraqi Social Forum, currently taking place in Baghdad! Watch it here Hi Iraqi Social Forum! Here we are gathered as the Board of the...
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In solidarity with Iraqi civil society: an overview of the Extended Iraqi...
As the second session of the Iraqi Social Forum on Coexistence and Civil Peace took place in Baghdad from 1-3 October 2015, it was attended by internationals from Tunisia, Palestine, Italy, Zambia and...
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Cultural heritage in times of conflict in Syria and Iraq: a case for...
By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI The Hague, December 2015 In a landmark case for cultural crimes, the first person charged with the destruction of cultural heritage appeared recently before the International...
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