Environment
Al-Gharraf Oil Field… The First Accused of Spreading Cancer in
Only 600 meters away from the Gharraf oil field, located to the north of Dhi Qar Governorate, is the home of young Ali Hussein Alwan (19 years old). In early February 2023, doctors discovered a tumor in his brain. He underwent two surgeries to remove it at the Al-Ahli International Hospital and Dr. Saad Al-Watari Hospital in Baghdad, and he received six chemotherapy sessions afterward. His father, Hussein Alwan (45 years old), blames the gas emissions from the Gharraf oil field, saying: “They are the cause of what happened to my son.” The difficult health condition of his son, along…
Cities sinking in pollutants… Water pollution chases the southern Iraqi
On the morning of February 16, 2022, Arabic teacher Ali Kazem experienced a sudden stomach ache while lecturing his students at school. Continuous pain, vomiting, and diarrhea prompted his colleagues to taking him to a hospital in the Soq Al-Shuyukh, south of Nasiriya, the center of Dhi Qar Governorate (360 km south of the capital, Baghdad). His condition deteriorated rapidly there, and after a series tests, it was revealed that he was infected with the bacteria (typhoid salmonella), commonly known (typhoid fever). Ali didn't need the doctors to tell him that the pollution of drinking water was the cause of…
Pollution and health damage.. Iraqis compensate for the state’s deficit
Mohammed Hussein (54 years old) was forced to sell his house located in the Al-Ra'isah neighborhood east of the capital, Baghdad, in the summer of 2023, due to the noise and smoke from the diesel generator next to the wall his house, which collapsed due to the vibrations resulting from its continuous operation while supplying the neighborhood with electricity in exchange for monthly wages. Mohammed moved to another new house that he bought in the Al-Dora area south of the capital, without filing a complaint against the owner of the generator, because, as he says, he is confident that tribal…
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Basmaya’s sky is polluted… How do thousands of citizens live?
Abu Muhammad (45 years old), who lives in the Basmaya city, southeast of Baghdad, complains about the gas emissions emitted by the factories of the neighboring area of Abu Thila, which cover the sky of the city and its surroundings. Abu Muhammad, who works as a freelancer, suffers from shortness…
Due to cancerous diseases, a civil movement is about to
Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding the “Samawa Cement” factory, which has failed to implement environmental standards, have been complaining for several years about the spread of many diseases as a result of dust and gas emissions, which poses a permanent threat to their lives, especially after the expansion of its…
