Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun is an Iraqi journalist covering human rights and also the founder and director of the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights. He formerly worked as a reporter for the Iraqi Council of Representatives. On Twitter: @SaadoonMustafa

Iraq | Dec 6, 2022

Iraq's Sadr takes aim at LGBTQ community

Leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr made the headlines again in Iraq by announcing his opposition to homosexuality, several months into his withdrawal from the political process.

Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gives a speech in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022.

Iraq | Nov 22, 2022

Iraqi PM tries to assure skeptics of anti-corruption initiative

The new Iraqi prime minister says there will be no tolerance for human rights abuses in battling corruption.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (C) arrives at the parliament ahead of a confidence vote on a new government, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2022.

Iraq | Nov 14, 2022

Iran renews assaults on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Iran again bombed Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, targeting alleged headquarters of the Iranian-Kurdish opposition located in northern Iraq.

A Kurdish peshmerga fighter affiliated with the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party stands guard on top of a building following an Iranian cross-border attack in the town of Koye (Koysinjaq), Iraqi Kurdistan, Oct. 1, 2022.

Iraq | Aug 19, 2022

Will Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds support early elections?

Iraq’s Sunni and Kurdish forces are closely watching developments between the Sadrist movement and the Coordination Framework, so as to take a political position on whether to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continue their sit-in.

Iraq | Aug 13, 2022

Understanding Iraq's Coordination Framework

The Coordination Framework is an umbrella bloc of Iraqi Shiite parties united mostly by their opposition to the Sadrist movement.

Iraqi-Kurdistan | Aug 11, 2022

Kurdish leaders meet as Iraqi political deadlock continues

Iraq’s two major Kurdish parties have been trying to reach a compromise between the two, but to no avail.

Supporters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party celebrate with the KDP party flags during Iraq's parliamentary election in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Oct. 10, 2021.

Iraq | Aug 5, 2022

Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis fear intra-Shiite conflict could spiral to other communities

Sunnis and Kurds in Iraq are wary that if unresolved, the fighting among Shiite factions could spill over into their regions.

Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather outside the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad, on the seventh day of protests against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister in the heavily-guarded Green Zone, on Aug. 5, 2022.

Iraq | Apr 20, 2022

Alliance blocks formation of new Iraqi government

An Iran-backed minority alliance has caused delays, and the process of creating a new Iraqi government may take many months.

Iraq | Apr 13, 2022

Iran's new Iraq ambassador affiliated with Quds Force

Iran appointed the country’s fourth ambassador to Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, and similar to his predecessors he is part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Iraq | Mar 16, 2022

Iraq's parliament sets date for selecting president from Kurdish ranks

The selection of Iraqi president have been delayed because of the sharp division between the two main Kurdish parties over which candidate should fill the role reserved for their group.

Mustafa Saadoun

Iraq's Sadr takes aim at LGBTQ community

Iraqi PM tries to assure skeptics of anti-corruption initiative

Iran renews assaults on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Will Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds support early elections?

Understanding Iraq's Coordination Framework

Kurdish leaders meet as Iraqi political deadlock continues

Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis fear intra-Shiite conflict could spiral to other communities

Alliance blocks formation of new Iraqi government

Iran's new Iraq ambassador affiliated with Quds Force

Iraq's parliament sets date for selecting president from Kurdish ranks

Podcasts

Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides

Mustafa Saadoun

Iraq's Sadr takes aim at LGBTQ community

Iraqi PM tries to assure skeptics of anti-corruption initiative

Iran renews assaults on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Will Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds support early elections?

Understanding Iraq's Coordination Framework

Kurdish leaders meet as Iraqi political deadlock continues

Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis fear intra-Shiite conflict could spiral to other communities

Alliance blocks formation of new Iraqi government

Iran's new Iraq ambassador affiliated with Quds Force

Iraq's parliament sets date for selecting president from Kurdish ranks

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Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides