Full Coverage: Iraq

30.06.2005 With wrangling over its membership resolved, Iraq’s constitutional committee is forging ahead with drafting a new basic law.

27.06.2005 The World Tribunal on Iraq, an international people's initiative seeking the truth about the war and occupation in Iraq, met June 23-26 in Istanbul to investigate the legality of the war, the role of the UN, war crimes, and the role of the media, among other issues. CodePink's Jodie Evans observed the tribunal, and shares her thoughts on the historic gathering, which was largely ignored by the U.S. news media.

22.06.2005 Aid agencies and doctors are calling on Coalition forces in Iraq to allow them safe access to Karabila, where hundreds require medical treatment and thousands of families have run out of food and water. Since the June 17 launch of 'Operation Spear'--designed to prevent rebels from using the region as a staging post en route from Syria--U.S. forces have prohibited anyone to enter or leave the village.

21.06.2005 U.S. National Guardsman Sherwood Baker was killed while providing security to the group searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The evidence revealed in the Downing Street Memo, that the Bush administration fudged intelligence to justify invading Iraq, has Baker's brother outraged: "My brother died...to satisfy the Bush administration's public relations agenda."

21.06.2005 Millions of people in the U.S. still don't know about new and convincing evidence that the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to support its plan to invade Iraq. As the death toll of servicepeople in Iraq continues to grow, Global Exchange is calling on you to ask your local media outlets to cover this staggering and largely ignored story, which could be grounds to impeach the U.S. president.

21.06.2005 Is it fair that Iraq has to spend its oil revenues in settlement of debt and reparations to countries which themselves were happy to do business with Saddam Hussein? Protesters have started a 15 day fast in Geneva where the UN Compensation Commission will make its ruling.

17.06.2005 At a Baghdad conference this week, over 200 Iraqi journalists demanded greater press freedom in the war-torn country. Working under dangerous conditions, Iraqi and foreign journalists shared their experiences, including being targeted by both insurgents and Coalition forces.

15.06.2005 Unable to move freely for fear of kidnap or being shot by frightened American soldiers, a journalist has to learn to forgive the restrictions of life in Baghdad. This interview with Patrick Cockburn unpicks the realities of the American/British misadventure.

15.06.2005 As aid workers and agencies face increasing threats, 70 NGOs met last week to focus on the many successes in Iraq. Agreeing on the need for stronger advocacy and the creation of a safe space for humanitarian work, the sector showed confidence in proposals to create a worker-protection plan within two months.

13.06.2005 Clementina Cantoni, an Italian who has worked in Afghanistan for several years to improve the plight of the country's women, was released late last week after more than three weeks in captivity.

02.06.2005 Despite living daily with insecurity, Iraqi children have not lost their passion for football and can be found playing on dusty streets or makeshift playing fields--often without shoes or fully inflated balls. Ninety young football players recently got a treat they could only dream of when they met and were coached by some Iraqi stars, and received new sportswear and equipment donated by Nike.