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Gays in Iraq Can Now Be Jailed for 15 Years
Metro Weekly· 4 days agoIraq’s parliament has passed a law that imposes harsh prison sentences on people who are openly LGBTQ or advocate for LGBTQ rights. The so-called “Law on...
A champion of psychedelics who includes a dose of skepticism
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoIt also investigates the current fad of “medicinal” psychedelics as a treatment for those struggling...
Iraq qualifies for Paris Olympics men’s soccer tournament with win over Indonesia at U23 Asian Cup
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoIraq qualified for the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 win over Indonesia in the third-place playoff at the Under-23 Asian Cup on Thursday. Ali Jasim's ...
The lasting toll of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
CBS News· 6 days agoThis week, Scott Pelley reported on the families who held the home front while their spouses, fathers and mothers fought in the post-9/11 wars in...
Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
ABC News· 7 days agoU.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the law passed Saturday...
Iraq: Authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq must immediately end their assault on press...
Amnesty International· 3 days agoThe authorities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) must end their assault on the right to...
Iraq criticized for quietly passing harsh anti-LGBTQ law
NBC Washington· 6 days agoU.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the law passed Saturday...
Same-sex couples face up to 15 years in prison in Iraq - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 7 days agoIraq’s parliament passed a law criminalizing same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison...
Turkey says it killed 32 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTurkey's military has "neutralised" 32 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) across various regions of northern Iraq, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Iraq qualifies for Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament with win over Indonesia at U23 Asian Cup
KSL Salt Lake City· 3 days agoIraq qualified for the men's soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 win over Indonesia in the third-place playoff at the Under-23 Asian Cup. Ali Jasim's extra-time ...