International Conference on Freedom of Expression and Media Development in Iraq

This Report aims to inform the Iraqi authorities on the adoption of a Media Policy by outlining the main principles on which such a policy should be based and discussing its main elements.

Analysis of and recommendations for current media law, including rights and duties of occupying bodies, as it compares to international standards on freedom of expression and information.

The survey, first launched in 1980, assesses the degree of print, broadcast, and Internet freedom in every country in the world. It assigns each country a numerical score from 0 to 100 that determines a category rating of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.

This manual is intended as a resource for use by trainers and participants looking to undertake or initiate training on freedom of expression. The aim is to introduce journalists, human rights advocates and academics to the concept, principles and application of freedom of expression in Iraq.

The Media Sustainability Index (MSI) represents the contributions of more than 50 Iraqi journalists, editors, media managers, and civil society activists. The MSI is a resource for journalists, media managers, free-press advocates, policymakers, development professionals, and donors seeking to strengthen the media.

A new report on the impact of the war on terrorism on civil liberties should set alarm bells ringing around the world of journalism, says the International Federation of Journalists today.

CPJ published an online edition of this handbook in February 2003 to provide guidance to journalists preparing to cover the war in Iraq. This updated version draws on lessons learned in this most recent war and includes advice on coping with the sustained risks that many journalists and their families confront on a daily basis.

A total of 86 journalists and media assistants have been killed and 38 have been kidnapped during three years of war.

Assesment report by Zuhair Al-Jezairy for International Media Support (IMS)

Iraq is the world’s most dangerous country for journalists and the place where the most are kidnapped. 56 journalists and media assistants have been killed there since the fighting began on 22 March 2003 and 29 kidnapped. Who were they? Who did they work for? How were they killed or kidnapped?