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The months of delays to the budget law have added to the financial woes of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, both already struggling to cope with last year’s dinar devaluation and the global oil price collapse.Â
Kurdish security forces in Iraq reportedly arrested over 100 people in the Duhok governorate between March 2020 and April 2021 in relation to protests demanding regular civil sector salary pay, provision of basic services, and an end to corruption
Human Rights Watch described the charges as politically motivated.
Following outrage in Turkey and Iran, KRG authorities issued a statement saying the postage stamps were the work of artists and not officially authorized.
The leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, Nasr Hariri, has visited the Kurdistan region of Iraq, bringing into focus shifting alliances within Iraq and Syria
Comment: The trial of five Kurdish activists and journalists for 'spying' has left Kurds furious with their leaders. As hardship increases, they recoil against growing authoritarianism, writes Judit Neurink.
With a crumbling economy, rampant corruption and unpaid salaries, Iraqi Kurdistan's woes are intricately linked to the wider problems the country faces as a whole.
In-depth: With economic woes exacerbated by Covid-19 and the KRG's heavy-handed response to public anger, protests are expected to re-emerge in the future.
Analysis: Iraqi Kurdistan hopes to avoid becoming entangled in a regional cold war.
Turkey has launched two operations against Kurdish militants this week, raising fears of northern Iraq becoming a proxy battleground between rivals Ankara and Abu Dhabi.