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textComing back to life in Iraq's Sinjar by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
calendarSharat G. Lin: Kurds in the Eye of the Storm
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by Monterey Peace and Justice Center
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
textViolence leaves 750,000 children in Mosul struggling to access health services by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textTeachers in Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textUS Military Illegally Detains US Citizen & Denies Lawyer by repost
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
textUNHCR begins its winter assistance programme for displaced Iraqis and refugees by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textDire lack of winter funding puts millions of refugees in Middle East at risk by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
calendarIraqi Kurdistan - A Report-back by Peace Action of San Mateo County
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
textHow Baghdad’s Youth Movement is Uniting A Divided Nation by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textWar in Mosul draws to a brutal end by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textThousands of Mosul children in grave danger by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textThe Shortwave Report 06/02/17 Listen Globally! by Dan Roberts
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
textChelsea Manning is Free by Power to the People
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
textThe Jiyan Foundation, Supporting Survivors of ISIS Terror in Iraq by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
textImprint of Hope Are Making Iraq Great and Beautiful by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
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
calendarU.S. War on Iraq Never Ended
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by Martha Hubert
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
imageACLU 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, Somal
by via ACLU of Northern California
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
textMosul offensive stirs a cauldron of conflicts by WSWS
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
imageRecord temperatures in Kuwait and Iraq as heatwave spikes pose increasing health risk
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by john Englart (Takver)
As the US swelters through the current dog-days of summer heatwaves, spare a thought for people in southern Iraq, Iran and Kuwait who had to endure maximum temperatures of 129°F (54C) last week. Increasing temperatures and extreme heat events pose increasing health risk and enormous challenges for acclimatization and adaptation. Reducing emissions is vital for limiting this risk for future generations, but adaptation will also be now essential for human survival....
Posted: Wed, Jul 27, 2016 6:35pm PDT
textClass War 03/2016: IRAQ 1991 – Class war and bourgeois containment by CLASS WAR
It was a quarter of a century ago, on March 7th, 1991, when the proletarian uprising in Iraq against war showed to the world proletariat the only way forward to eliminate wars forever. As always, on the other side of the social barricade, all the global forces of Capital acted as one body to liquidate the autonomy of our class....
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2016 8:49am PDT
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