RFE/RL Iraq Report
2/1/2012 6:52:04 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq
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New Directive On 'Modest' Dress Outrages Iraq's Female Civil Servants
Iraq's female civil servants are up in arms over a new government directive telling them to wear "modest" clothing. More 
Violence Soars As Political Crisis Paralyzes Iraq
Violence is increasing as Iraq goes through its worst crisis since U.S. troops left in mid-December. Many see the escalating violence as part and parcel of political feuding in Baghdad. More 
Central Asia Bottom Of Environment Index
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq -- countries that have long occupied the lower rungs on corruption and freedoms rankings -- now have another disappointing evaluation to add to this list: they're positioned at the very bottom of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). More 
Iraq 'Headed Toward Police State'
Human Rights Watch has warned that Iraq is falling back into authoritarianism and headed towards becoming a police state. More |
