Tutti i temi: Iraq

25.03.2008 Euroopan pakolaisjärjestöjen katto-organisaation ECREn tuoreen selvityksen mukaan eurooppalaisvaltiot kohtelevat Irakista panneita toisistaan poikkeavilla tavoilla. Eroja on niin kansainvälisen suojelun myöntämisessä, irakilaisten kiintiöpakolaisten vastaanottamisessa kuin kielteisen turvapaikkapäätöksen saaneiden kohtelemisessakin.

22.03.2008 A new report quantifies both the greenhouse gas emissions of the Iraq War and the opportunity costs involved in fighting war rather than climate change.
From: Oil Change International

20.03.2008 Despite the Bush administration's 'rhetoric' about success in Iraq, the U.S. strategy of dividing the Shia and Sunni populations -- giving political power to the former and military support to 'resistance' groups within the latter -- has the potential to bring violence to all time highs, writes Dahr Jamail.

19.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in major towns and cities across the United States today to express their anger and frustration with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq.

19.03.2008 Irakin lapset ovat joutuneet kärsimään eniten sodasta ja miehityksestä, joka alkoi Yhdysvaltain hyökkäyksestä 20. maaliskuuta vuonna 2003. IPS haastatteli irakilaislapsia Baqubassa.

18.03.2008 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.

18.03.2008 A five-year downward trend in asylum applications in industrialised countries was reversed in 2007, largely because of an increase in the number of Iraqi asylum-seekers, according to provisional statistics compiled by the UN refugee agency.
+ Carnage and Despair in Iraq

17.03.2008 Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country is among the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report issued today.

14.03.2008 Yksityiset turvallisuusyhtiöt ovat värvänneet jo yli 6 000 ugandalaista toimimaan sotilaallisissa vartio- ja turvallisuustehtävissä Irakissa.

13.03.2008 It began with a blinding flash and promises of speedy victory. Five years on, the mission is far from accomplished, says Neal Ascherson.
From The New Statesman

13.03.2008 The number of Ugandans working as security guards in Iraq has hit the 6,000 mark, according to the Minister of State for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana.
From The Monitor

12.03.2008 Over 30 peace and justice organizations, bolstered by people across the United States, will unite next Wednesday for a day of nonviolent demonstration and civil disobedience against the U.S. war in Iraq.
From: United for Peace and Justice

12.03.2008 The U.S. military needs help understanding Islamic cultures. But many anthropologists object to their colleagues working with the military, especially in combat situations, says William O Beeman.

10.03.2008 Turkin hyökkäykset Irakin puolelle kurdiseparatistien PKK:n asemiin ovat jatkoa vuosikausia kestäneelle konfliktille, jossa on kuollut jo 40 000 ihmistä. Turkin armeijan hyökkäys on heikentänyt PKK:ta, mutta historia osoittaa, että sotilaallinen voima ei tuo konfliktiin loppua.

04.03.2008 Although Jordan opened its schools to Iraqi students last August, many refugee youth struggle to study and live normal lives as their families remain mired in poverty.

03.03.2008 Peace advocates are calling on Americans to hold events in their hometowns the day after the 4,000th U.S. military death in Iraq is announced.