Iraq passes law banning homosexuality with 15 years in prison
The Iraqi parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence, in a move it said aimed to uphold...
Iraq: New law would impose death penalty for homosexuality
A proposed new law currently before the Iraqi Parliament is advocating the death penalty for same-sex conduct and imprisonment for transgender expression.
Earlier this month, Raad...
Quran burning: Iraq declares Sweden’s ambassador ‘persona non grata’
Iraqi authorities have declared Sweden's ambassador to Baghdad "persona non grata" after the Swedish police granted permission for a Quran burning in front of...
Survey: Iraqis turn their backs on democracy 20yrs after U.S. invasion
Twenty years after the U.S.-led invasion precipitated the destruction of Iraq, a clear majority of Iraqis believe that it doesn't matter if the country...
Iraqi Parliament criminalises any form of normalisation with Israel
Iraq’s parliament has passed a law which makes it illegal for the country to ever normalise relations with the Israeli regime, and which will punish...
Trump pardons U.S. security guards who massacred 14 Iraqi civilians
President Trump has pardoned four U.S. security guards who were serving jail sentences for massacring 14 civilians, including two children, in Baghdad in 2007.
The...
Iraq condemns foreign embassies for flying LGBT flags
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has said homosexuality goes against “the noble morals of all divine religions" and that all missions in Iraq had to "adhere...
Iraqi Parliament demands U.S. troops leave the country
Iraqi lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill demanding the withdrawal of all foreign military forces led by the United States from the country.
The move follows...
Children allegedly linked to ISIS are being tortured in Iraqi prisons
At least 1,500 children are being held by federal and Kurdish authorities in Iraq for alleged links to ISIS, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
A...
Deadly earthquake in Iran-Iraq border kills more than 400 and injured thousands
A huge rescue effort is under way after a deadly earthquake struck Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, killing more than 400 people...
