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Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability

Human Rights Watch 25 Sep 2023
I told them I’m a guest from Baghdad, I live in Baghdad and just came to visit my uncle ... Unable to afford a lawyer or access the US embassy in Baghdad, al-Majli sought help from the Iraqi Bar Association, which turned him away, telling him it did not handle cases like his.
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Sadr praises officers allowing burning of Swedish embassy

The New Arab 14 Sep 2023
Families and relatives of 28 Iraqi officers sent a letter to Sadr on Wednesday, saying the Iraqi government had imprisoned the officers and fired them from duty because these men did not confront angry Iraqi protestors in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad ... Baghdad has asked Sweden to extradite Momika, his lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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Iraq’s former finance minister unaware of charges against him in 'heist of century' probe

The National 12 Aug 2023
The officials named by the Iraqi government in the investigation include Mr Allawi and aides to former prime minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, whom Baghdad says now all live outside Iraq ... My lawyers in Baghdad have not confirmed and my lawyers in London have no record of it,” he said.
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Blunting the Militia Campaign Against Iraq’s Christian Leaders

The Washington Institute 25 Jul 2023
In the past, the Caliph of Baghdad would issue an edict that gave each new Patriarch temporal power over the Christian population, permitting him to oversee matters of personal status in accordance with church law and tasking him with collecting tributes for the treasury as the caliph’s representative.
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The Quest to Expose US Torture

Consortium News 26 May 2023
With each passing year, more details emerge about Washington’s torture programs, writes Karen J. Greenberg. But much remains hidden as Congress and U.S. policymakers refuse to address the wrongdoing ... By Karen J. Greenberg. TomDispatch.com ... Bush ... embassy in Baghdad ... Joe Margulies, Zubaydah’s lawyer, summarized the horrific techniques used on him this way. ... 9.
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20 years after U.S. invasion, tragedy of Haditha massacre not forgotten by Iraqis

People Daily 20 Mar 2023
BAGHDAD, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty years after the U.S ... 19, 2005, a massive explosion occurred near his house in Haditha, about 200 km northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, recalled Khalid Salman Rasif, a 49-year-old lawyer ... the town of Heet, some 160 km west of Baghdad.
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The Times view on the Iraq war’s 20th anniversary: Historic Mistake

The Times/The Sunday Times 20 Mar 2023
Every assumption that underlay the decision to invade Iraq turned out to be wrong. JEROME DELAY/AP ... Nonetheless, every assumption that underlay their decision turned out to be wrong ... Related articles ... , Baghdad. COURTS. Disgraced lawyer charged over abuse claims against British troops in Iraq ... .
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Feature: 20 years after U.S. invasion, tragedy of Haditha massacre not forgotten by Iraqis

China.dot.org 19 Mar 2023
BAGHDAD, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty years after the U.S ... 19, 2005, a massive explosion occurred near his house in Haditha, about 200 km northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, recalled Khalid Salman Rasif, a 49-year-old lawyer ... the town of Heet, some 160 km west of Baghdad.
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Families Of Airline Downing Victims Withdraw Complaint, Say Iranian Court Incompetent

Radio Free Europe 13 Feb 2023
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed on January 8, 2020, while en route to Kyiv, killing all 176 people onboard ... drone assassination of top IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad. Abbas Sadeghi, a lawyer and a family member of four of the victims, released a video message in which he said ... ....
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Real coffee, but a fake 'Starbucks' in piracy-ridden Iraq

Elko Daily Free Press 28 Dec 2022
BAGHDAD — Everything from the signboard outside down to the napkins bears the official emblem of the top international coffee chain. But in Baghdad, looks are deceiving ... Makhsusi said he “had a session” with a lawyer in Baghdad to come to an understanding with the coffee company, “but so far we have not reached a solution.”.
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Real coffee, but a fake ‘Starbucks’ in piracy-ridden Iraq

Arab News 24 Dec 2022
BAGHDAD ... But in Baghdad, looks are deceiving ... Makhsusi said he “had a session” with a lawyer in Baghdad to come to an understanding with the coffee company, “but so far we have not reached a solution.” ... Makhsusi denied that he threatened Starbucks’ lawyers.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 7:23 p.m. EST

The Galveston Daily News 23 Dec 2022
Gorenstein largely agreed to bail terms proposed by lawyers on both sides ... BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups ... Starbucks tried to raise a lawsuit to shut down the fake branches in Baghdad.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:31 p.m. EST

The Galveston Daily News 23 Dec 2022
Gorenstein largely agreed to bail terms proposed by lawyers on both sides ... BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups ... Starbucks tried to raise a lawsuit to shut down the fake branches in Baghdad.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:52 p.m. EST

The Galveston Daily News 23 Dec 2022
Gorenstein largely agreed to bail terms proposed by lawyers on both sides ... BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups ... Starbucks tried to raise a lawsuit to shut down the fake branches in Baghdad.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 10:20 p.m. EST

The Galveston Daily News 23 Dec 2022
Gorenstein largely agreed to bail terms proposed by lawyers on both sides ... BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups ... Starbucks tried to raise a lawsuit to shut down the fake branches in Baghdad.

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