Investigative Reports
Investigative Reports
SURGE IN MIGRATION: Why Yazidis are still leaving Iraq, years after IS was defeated
After nearly four decades in the Yazidi-majority town of Sheikhan, Hadi Dubani, 57, and his family are leaving for Germany. Many of his other friends and family had already gone. “IS [the extremist group known as the Islamic State] destroyed everything for us, they turned our lives upside down,” Dubani said. "I never imagined I…
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NO WAIVER, NO DIVORCE: Half of Iraqi women blackmailed into the worst deal, when leaving marriage
Her hand shaking, Intisar Hassan Shabib signed the divorce paper. It said that Shabib had been accorded all of her rights, as per Iraq's laws. The truth was far from this. To finalize her divorce quickly, Shabib, 36, gave up her dowry, any alimony she was owed, her house and the gold that her husband…
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Alternative Syrian Passport: Non-recognition and corruption declared
After the formation of the National Coalition for the Revolutionary Forces and the Syrian opposition, the transitional government headed by Ahmed Taaima on 11/11/2013, was issued the alternative passport or the so-called coalition permit issued by the Syrian interim government. "The European Union considers the National Coalition of the Revolutionary Forces and the Syrian opposition…
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The Syrian Passport is the most costly passport in the world
Sami (pseudonym) paid $ 1200 to obtain a Syrian passport through his consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul after three unsuccessful attempts. Each time, he incurred the trouble of traveling from Gaziantep to Istanbul, with the cost of a hotel reservation. In addition to being ambushed by individuals who are engaged in brokering.The cost…
