When “Honor” Becomes a Weapon
Shoxan Ahmad, director of the the Women Legal Assistance Organization (WOLA), and Bakhan Jamal, coordinator of ADWI, both close partner…
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Interview with Bakhan Jamal: “People Must See Themselves as Part of the Change”
In an interview with Mena-Watch, Bakhan Jamal from our partner organization ADWI discusses her work and addresses issues within Kurdish…
Literacy Classes in Askar Village made it to Television
With our support the partners from Hawary Galla Organisation conducted various lieracy courses for women in rural areas. One of…
Supporting Ban on Polygamy Leads to Criminal Charges
Women’s Rights advovate Bahar Ali faces criminal prosecution because of lobbying to implement the ban against polygamy in Iraqi-Kurdistan. By…
Yazidi women realize three dreams through plastic greenhouse
Our partner Jinda in Dohuk enabled a Green House project for Yazidi Women in Khanke Camp. By Kirkuk Now, 12.06.2026…
Network Partner Update: Media Training, Direct Impact and Grassroots Advocacy in the Active Citizenship Network
As part of our ongoing commitment to building active citizenship and strengthening grassroots networks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,…
A project fighting illiteracy motivates rural women to regain their power.
In the beginning of this year Wadi started to support literacy classes for women in rural areas again. This ties…
8. March: A Woman Is Killed Every Five Days in the Kurdish Region of Iraq
On International Women’s Day Activists in Iraqi Kurdistan highlight the danger women still face in the region By Shada Basheer,…
Yanar’s Final Call Before Her Assassination: Stop Impunity
On 2 March 2026, Iraqi woman human rights defender and feminist Yanar Mohammed was killed in an armed attack at…
Iraq’s family laws are being rewritten, women and girls are paying the price
In January 2026, Equality Now, the Hurra Coalition, the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL), and Asuda submitted a joint report to the…
