Iraq’s new personal code reduces women to second-class citizens, says watchdog

Iraq’s new personal code, which gives men overriding authority over women in personal matters like marriage, divorce, and ...
Human Rights WatchOpinion

Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class

Iraq’s new Ja’afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in ...
Washington Report on Middle East AffairsOpinion

The Dark Underbelly of Women’s Deaths in Iraq: A Crisis of Accountability

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 2025, pp. 64-65, 67 Special Report By Rihab Amri THE ALLEGED ...
WESA

As Iraq Tries To Deal With Remnants Of ISIS, Wives Of Fighters Sentenced To Life In Prison

Iraq's antiterrorism laws allow for people to be convicted for helping ISIS even if they weren't involved in battle. And this past weekend, 21 foreign women were sentenced to life in prison for their ...

French jihadist who claimed Nice attack to be tried in Iraq: source close to probe

Adrien Guihal, who claimed the 2016 Nice attack for the Islamic State group, will be tried in Iraq alongside 46 other French nationals recently transferred from Syria, a source close to the ...