CPT Iraqi Kurdistan, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

A child's drawing of a family, the person on the left is behind bars, and the people on the right are crying.

Prayers for Peacemakers 31 March 2021 Iraqi Kurdistan

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan March 31, 2021

Please pray for the release of more than 20 journalists and civil rights activists from the Badinan region of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Freedom of Expression Under Threat: Iraqi Kurdistan court rules that speaking to the U.S. Consulate and international organizations about human right is an act of espionage

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan March 11, 2021

CPT’s report examines how the Kurdish government is stifling the freedom of expression,

A collage of photos of the five CPT IK partners who were sentenced to six years in prison for their activism.

Prayers for Peacemakers 17 February 2021 Iraqi Kurdistan

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan February 17, 2021

Please pray for the Badinan prisoners and their families.

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Prayers for Peacemakers 6 January 2021 Iraqi Kurdistan

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan January 6, 2021

We pray that the new year brings the changes that CPT’s partners in Iraqi Kurdistan desire and hope for so much: life without the threat of bombardment and freedom without fear to stand up against oppression.

Prayers for Peacemakers, 25 November 2020, Iraqi Kurdistan

CPT Iraqi Kurdistan November 25, 2020

Please pray for an end to escalating hostilities between the Iraqi Kurdistan government and guerrilla forces and for the safety of CPT’s partners caught in-between. Â