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Iran Protests Shake the Pillars of Power… The Broadest, Most
Iranian opposition figures believe that the confrontation between the street and the regime has entered its final stage, as the factors of collapse continue to accumulate. They argue that the regime is in a critical position, increasingly fearful of losing control entirely, which is driving it to resort to even greater violence. This, they say, makes the question no longer whether the regime will fall, but when?
It Began with the Merchants Before It Expanded… Will the
Chants that no one previously dared to voice are echoing through the streets of Tehran these days, including “Death to the dictator,” shouted by protesters against the deteriorating economic conditions in the country, declaring their inability to endure the pressures they now face on a daily basis. Will the protests that began with merchants and were later joined by university students and broader segments of society lead to the fall of the regime?
“Smuggling rings lure and enlist them, how do Iraqis turn
In November 2023, Ali Qais, 23, from the Al-Kifah district in central Baghdad, took a surprising step by traveling to Russia after receiving an invitation to study the Russian language — a requirement for admission to Russian institutes. Months earlier, Ali, who held only a middle school certificate, had contacted an Iraqi resident in Russia involved in smuggling, known as “Aboud, the Son of Iraq.” Aboud persuaded him to travel for study or immigration, saying the study invitation cost $2,300, plus $700 for the flight ticket, and promised to handle all registration, residency, and accommodation arrangements. Two other young men,…
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Mosul: Home Prisons and Metal Chains Afflict the Mentally Disturbed
Abdel-Muhaimen Bassil/ Iraqi Journalist July 2020: Marwan has been living with the chains under the strict censorship of his parents for nearly three years. He is imprisoned in a narrow basement under the house in the center of Mosul (405 Km north of Baghdad). Sometimes he cries, sometimes he laughs.…
Sinjar: From a Homeland of Coexistence to the land of
Nawzat Shamdeen “After 70 Genocides, which we resisted and survived, we are closer today than ever to being broken and lost,” says Khadr Ali, trying to prevent himself from crying while looking at the ruins of the destroyed ancient city. Near the entrance to the displaced persons camp in Sharya…
Iraqi Protest Squares prepare for a Million People March after
Ali Al-Zaidan – Iraqi journalist April 2020April 2020 “We are waiting for the curfew and lockdown to end, and for the nature of the new government to become clear, to launch another wave of demonstrations. We have no other choice …” Muhammad al-Yasiri (24 years old) sits on a concrete…
Poverty, Unemployment and Fear … Corona turns the Lives of
Nawzat Shamin – Iraqi journalist April 2020 “Where is the government? We feel ashamed in front of our families and children, and I do not trust the virus will end. They were talking about days, but we have been under lockdown for more than a month. It has been one…
Poverty in southern Iraq .. The “Sect Protectors” are Hungry
Ahmad Hassan – Iraqi Journalist July 2020 “This is how tens of thousands of families, in Muthanna and in the neighboring governorates, live in poverty and ignorance… their children are the protectors of the Sect in crises, and they constitute the depth of the Shiite presence….and in Elections, they are…
Suicide, Unemployment, Domestic Violence and Abandonment of Children … What
Nazat Shamdin – Iraqi Journalist May 2020 “His name is Diyar, he is one month old. I cannot raise him because I do not have enough money.” This is what was written in the Iraqi dialect on a piece of paper in a blanket wrapped around a 4-week-old infant, whom…
