Punjab woman rescued from Iraq says 20-25 girls still trapped

A young woman from Punjab's Moga district, who recently returned from Iraq after intervention by Rajya Sabha member Bab ...
Opinion
Washington Report on Middle East AffairsOpinion

The Dark Underbelly of Women’s Deaths in Iraq: A Crisis of Accountability

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 2025, pp. 64-65, 67 Special Report By Rihab Amri THE ALLEGED SUICIDE of al-Basra psychiatrist ...
International Rescue Committee

Empowering Women Leaders in Iraq: IRC's Impact on the Women Peace Network

In June 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), alongside the Women Empowerment Organization (WEO), hosted a pivotal five-day training program in Iraq for 20 members of the Women Peace Network ...
Associated Press

Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city ...
Rudaw

Over 60 political parties barred from taking part in Iraq’s legislative elections

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s electoral body has barred more than 60 political parties from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections for failing to meet requirements, an official told ...
Reuters

Iraq court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Iraq is conducting the trials of hundreds of ...