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Yazidis freed from Islamic State captivity in Syria and returned to Iraq Over 3.000 Yazidi's remain missing, in an act declared as "Genocide" by the International Community....
Posted: Sat, Mar 2, 2019 7:44am PST
Reviving the spirit of Mosul: reconstruction and recovery in Iraq The ‘Revive the Spirit of Mosul’ Initiative was presented on 30 June 2018 during the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee....
Posted: Wed, Jul 4, 2018 12:54am PDT
Coming back to life in Iraq's Sinjar Almost four years ago, tens of thousands of Yazidi people were forced to flee Sinjar, in north west Iraq, after being subjected to appalling violence. Returning takes courage, and determination....
Posted: Sat, May 12, 2018 3:59am PDT
Sharat G. Lin: Kurds in the Eye of the Storm 
Monterey Peace and Justice Center
1364 Fremont Blvd
Seaside CA 93955...
Event Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2018 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2018 11:35am PDT
Violence leaves 750,000 children in Mosul struggling to access health services As many as 750,000 children in Mosul and surrounding areas are struggling to access basic health services. While violence has subsided, less than 10 percent of health facilities in Ninewah governorate are functioning at full capacity. Those that are operational are stretched to breaking point....
Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2018 11:40pm PST
Teachers in Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils On a classroom whiteboard in the battered city of Mosul the words "rediscovering how to smile" outline the heartbreaking task of Iraqi teachers striving to heal their students' mental scars after brutal Islamic State group rule....
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2018 12:52am PST
US Military Illegally Detains US Citizen & Denies Lawyer The ACLU reports that "For nearly two months, the U.S. military has been detaining an American citizen at a secret jail in Iraq, denying him access to a lawyer and even refusing to release his name. "...
Posted: Mon, Nov 6, 2017 8:33pm PST
UNHCR begins its winter assistance programme for displaced Iraqis and refugees This week, UNHCR Iraq began its winter assistance programme to help vulnerable displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees. Altogether, more than 100,000 households will benefit from additional help over the next four months....
Posted: Sat, Nov 4, 2017 2:02am PDT
Dire lack of winter funding puts millions of refugees in Middle East at risk Dwindling resources could severely jeopardize efforts to provide refugees and displaced persons across the Middle East with essential winter supplies such as thermal blankets and warm clothing, the United Nations refugee agency has warned....
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 1:15am PDT
Iraqi Kurdistan - A Report-back Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402...
Event Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2017 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Sep 14, 2017 6:59pm PDT
How Baghdad’s Youth Movement is Uniting A Divided Nation At first glance, the story behind the Baghdad City of Peace Carnival sounds entirely improbable: a carnival with music, dancing, and colourful balloons in downtown Baghdad? Thousands of young people volunteering their time with hopes of improving their society?...
Posted: Fri, Aug 4, 2017 3:23am PDT
War in Mosul draws to a brutal end On 10 July, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi declared victory in Mosul, bringing about the end of a military operation that began last October....
Posted: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 2:42am PDT
Thousands of Mosul children in grave danger Save the Children is providing clean water and other life-saving aid to thousands of people in camps such as Hamam al Alil and Jed'ah, but warns that the enormous needs are now likely to grow....
Posted: Sat, Jun 24, 2017 2:39pm PDT
The Shortwave Report 06/02/17 Listen Globally! A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Sputnik Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, Spanish National Radio, and NHK Japan....
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 4:59pm PDT
Chelsea Manning is Free Chelsea Manning, who exposed American war crimes in Iraq, as she was required to do by the Nuremberg Principles when a member of the US military, is free. She was released at 2 a.m. Central Time from Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas....
Posted: Wed, May 17, 2017 7:37am PDT
The Jiyan Foundation, Supporting Survivors of ISIS Terror in Iraq The Jiyan Foundation strives for a society where the dignity of the human person is protected, where adults and children enjoy the right to life and liberty, and where citizens are free from torture and terror....
Posted: Mon, May 15, 2017 1:33am PDT
Imprint of Hope Are Making Iraq Great and Beautiful In addition to decorating the city’s walls, Imprint of Hope also paints orphanages, nurseries and public buildings, including a children’s cancer hospital....
Posted: Thu, Apr 13, 2017 2:45am PDT
U.S. War on Iraq Never Ended 
Look for the huge PEACE banner at One Post Street in San Francisco.
(on the steps facing Market Street, below Feinstein’s office,
directly above the Montgomery BART/Muni station)...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 29, 2017 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2017 10:16pm PDT
ACLU of Northern California Contact Info for SFO Arrivals Affected by Executive Order 
The ACLU of Northern California is asking that people who have been expecting visitors to arrive at SFO from one of the seven countries in yesterday’s executive order – Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen – and have not heard from their visitors or have heard that their visitors have arrived and been detained or denied entry to please contact us at 415-621-2488 and leave a message....
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2017 1:26am PST
Mosul offensive stirs a cauldron of conflicts Iraqi Army units and troops of the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), backed by US and allied air power, special forces and “advisors,” continue to push toward the Islamic State (ISIS)-held northern city of Mosul and the estimated 1.5 million civilians trapped within its confines. In the past 24 hours, Kurdish forces claimed to have captured villages and towns to the city’s north and east, while Iraqi Army units advanced from the south...
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2016 3:31am PDT
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