Iraqi Media Safety Group Appreciates Easing Alzeidi’s Imprisonment .

Baghdad, 8 April 2009: IMSG appreciates the verdict of Iraqi Higher Court to ease the imprisonment of Muntdher Al-Zeidi sentence to one year instead of three years.
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  IMSG Calls Not To Arrest Iraqi Journalists Without Concrete Evidence .

Baghdad,30/3/2009: Iraqi Media Safety Group praises all efforts lead to release director manager of “Al-Itijah “ TVS. station Basem Muhemed Al-Majedi and his TV. Station manager Hu ... Details

  IMSG Calls Iraqi President And Premier To Easing Al-Zeidi Sentence .

Baghdad 12/3/2009: Iraqi Media Safety Group respects the independence of Iraqi justice system, but at the same it can’t ignore the inciting circumstances related with Muntdher Al-Z ... Details

  Journalists Killed and Injured as Suicide Bomber Strikes in Baghdad .

March 10, 2009

Two journalists were among the 33 victims killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up today in a targeted attack on tribal leaders near the town hall ... Details

  Two Iraqi Journalists Killed & Injured More Than 5 In Suicidal Explosion In Abu-Ghreib .

Baghdad, 10/3/2009: Iraqi Media Safety Group confirmed that two Iraqi Journalists killed in suicidal explosion, when a man exploded himself amid a crowd of tribal conference in Abu ... Details

  The IFJ Says Impunity and "Callous Indifference" Remain Threats as New Wave of Media Killings Wipes out Optimism Over Death Toll in 2008 .

February 04, 2009

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued its report on the killings of journalists in 2008 with a warning that 2009 could be ... Details

  IFJ Calls for ‘Independent and Exhaustive' Inquiry into Shooting of Journalist by US Soldiers in Iraq .

Media Release

7 January 2009

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today called for a full ‘independent and exhaustive' inquiry into ... Details

  Iraqi Media Safety Group Report On Killed Iraqi Journalists In 2008 .

Killed Iraqi media staff: 15 journalists including Iraqi Journalists Syndicate president and one woman journalist:
• On Tuesday 12/2/2008 corpse of Hashem Mejwet Hemdan, cor ... Details

  Safety Boost for Media In Iraq as 45 Journalists Complete Training Course .

24/12/2008
Another 45 men and women journalists working in Iraq have completed safety training courses as part of a programme to reduce the risks facing reporters in the wor ... Details

  Iraqi Media Safety Group Brief Report On Attacks And Aggressions On Iraqi Media And Its Staff In September 2008 .

Dangerous Escalation Targeting Iraqi Media And Its Union

September 2008 witnessed dangerous escalation targeting Iraqi journalists, whether by arms or harassment, th ... Details

  IFJ Demands Action as Killers Target New Iraqi Union President .

Press Release
21 September 2008





The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today vigorously condemned a targeted bomb a ... Details

  Unstable Condition Of Iraqi Journalists Union President After Armed Aggression .

Baghdad 20 September 2008: Iraqi Journalists Union president health is unstable after an covered underground explosion in the front of the Union headquarters office today morning i ... Details

  New Iraq Media Deaths Spark IFJ Call for Report on All Unsolved Killings of Journalists .

Media Release
15 September 2008


The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomed the Iraqi government’s investigation into the recent killin ... Details

  IMSG Appreciates Successful Efforts To Release Al-Maajoon .

Baghdad, 29 June 2008: Iraqi Media Safety Group is very grateful to all people and foundations who denounced the cruel attack by US force on Hesen Al-Maajon and arrest him.
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  IFJ Demands US Free Iraqi Journalist after Violent Raid .

Media Release
26 June 2008

IFJ Demands US Free Iraqi Journalist after Violent Raid

The IFJ today condemned the raid by American forces on the ... Details

  IMSG Condemns Pressure On Alhurra's Correspondent In Aldiywaniya Governorate .

Baghdad, 6 April 2008: Unfortunately pressure practices on Iraqi media workers increased, 276 journalists killed until two days, including 14 woman journalists. Further, in many Ir ... Details

  The Second IMSG'S Safety Workshop 28-29 April .

After wide preparation with the support and active contacts of IJU's president Jabbar Al-Shumeri, we have held the second IMSG workshop on safety topics.
The two days works ... Details

  Gunman Attacking Beladi Satellite Team .

Baghdad,22 Apr2008: A team of Beladi satellite attacked by machine cun during preparing a morning program, Monday morning about 9.- local time, according to a statement by Muhsen ... Details

  IMSG Calling To Respect Iraqi Media's Independence And Its Reflecting Social Multiplicity in Accordance and Contrast .

Important Conclusions After Basra Battle
Baghdad, 13 April 2008: Iraqi Media workers were in a very sensitive position during the military and political movement to restore ... Details

  IMSG Supports Iraqi Journalists Union's Calling Almaliki to Guarantee Iraqi Journalists Safety and Their Work Freedom .

Baghdad,17th.Feb.2008- Last week Iraqi Media Safety Group called Iraqi officials, esp. prime minister Mr. Nori Almaliki, to order directly security authorities, police and Keeping ... Details

  IMSG Demands The Respect Of Constitutional Guarantees To Journalists Freedom And Safety .

Baghdad, 13 Jan.008: Iraqi Media Safety Group (IMSG) praised the efforts of Babel governor to release two journalists were captured by the police of his officers north Alhela city ... Details

  Iraqi Journalists Union Announces The Killing Of The Iraqi Journalist No. 271 .

Iraqi Journalists Union Announces The Killing Of The Iraqi Journalist No. 271
Baghdad, 12 Feb: The Iraqi Media Safety Group (IMSG) received confirmed news on the killing of ... Details

  Iraqi Media Safety Group Calls Defense Ministry to Release Alshamany .

Baghdad, 4 Jan: Iraqi Media Safety Group appeals to Iraqi defense ministry to release the journalist Jasem Alshamany from the prison of Alrustumia in which he imprisoned since more ... Details

  Alforat Satellite TV. Photographer Killed In Explosion Near Beled .

Baghdad, 30 Jan. - An explosion on the road to Sameraa near crossroad of Beled in the evening of yesterday, Tuesday, killed Alforat satellite TV. photographer, Alaa Abedal ... Details

  American Forces Arrest The Editor Of Baghdad "Alfeth" Newspaper .

Baghdad,20-Adel Hamed editing secretary of "Alfeth" Baghdad newspaper told Iraqi Media Safety Group that his editor- in – chief Reshid Mejeed Alseray have been arrested by Americ ... Details

  Iraqi Journalists’ Safety Code .

Recognizing the legal and moral responsibilities of media organizations in protecting its employees, the representatives of the Iraqi media organizations gathering in Amman agreed ... Details

  JOURNALIST DETAINED IN DIYALA .

Iraqi Police forces arrested yesterday morning in Diyala Governorate the Journalist Ali Mohammed Sultan Al-Twejiry, as he was on his way together with his mother when he was halted ... Details

  The Discovery Of The Corpse Of CBS Interpreter .

28 Aug. 2007
The corpse of the journalist Anwar Abas Lefteh who worked for CBS News Television was found after being kidnapped before a week by 8 to 10 armed men, according ... Details

  A Kidnaped Woman Journalist Released and Newspaper Employee Injured .

23 Aug. 2007
After kidnapping her for four hours she was released by her kidnapers, an Iraqi journalist said," I was in my way Tuesday from my house to the office of my wor ... Details