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Amended Iraqi Law Makes Women 2nd Class Citizens, Says Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch criticised Iraq's amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women's rights and makes them "second class citizens".
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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
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Gloves Are On For These Women In Iraq Punching At "Macho Society" Taboos
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed In Anti-US Rocket Attack
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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For Joining ISIS, 16 Turkish Women Sentenced To Death By Iraq Court
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death for joining the terrorist group ISIS, a judicial spokesman said.
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'Somebody Had To Tell These Stories': An Iraqi Woman's Ordeal As An ISIS Sex Slave
Islamic State militants have lost the last of their strongholds, but for Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad, a new battle is just beginning.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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A Yazidi Woman Shares Her Story Of Terror At The Hands Of The Islamic State
On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the local school, where men were to head upstairs, women downstairs. A sight along the way terrified the 20-year-old even more: backhoes at work. She'd seen videos of Islamic State fighters filling mass graves. ...
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Amended Iraqi Law Makes Women 2nd Class Citizens, Says Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch criticised Iraq's amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women's rights and makes them "second class citizens".
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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
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Gloves Are On For These Women In Iraq Punching At "Macho Society" Taboos
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner.
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5-Km-Long Artwork Pays Homage To Abused Iraq Kurd Women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
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At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed In Anti-US Rocket Attack
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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For Joining ISIS, 16 Turkish Women Sentenced To Death By Iraq Court
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death for joining the terrorist group ISIS, a judicial spokesman said.
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'Somebody Had To Tell These Stories': An Iraqi Woman's Ordeal As An ISIS Sex Slave
Islamic State militants have lost the last of their strongholds, but for Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad, a new battle is just beginning.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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A Yazidi Woman Shares Her Story Of Terror At The Hands Of The Islamic State
On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the local school, where men were to head upstairs, women downstairs. A sight along the way terrified the 20-year-old even more: backhoes at work. She'd seen videos of Islamic State fighters filling mass graves. ...
