Iraq – Page 16 – People's World

Labor, rights groups condemn arrests of Iraqi activists

June 2, 2011 By Susan Webb

Amnesty International and the International Confederation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions have assailed recent arrests of trade unionists and other Iraqi activists.

World Notes: Venezuela, Somalia, Fiji and more

May 27, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Sanctions on Iran hit Venezuela; labor rights under siege in Iraq, Fiji and Turkey; humanitarian crisis in Somalia; and Cuba at the UN.

Osama bin Laden is dead, Obama come home

May 2, 2011 By John Case

I feel no relief at the assassination of Osama bin Laden. I thought I would - his leading role in the attack on the Twin Towers nearly killed my wife.

Iraqis wage grassroots fight for democracy

April 5, 2011 By Susan Webb

Eight years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the Iraqi people are building a grassroots movement for democracy and an economy that works for them.

8th anniversary of Iraq war marked with demonstrations

March 22, 2011 By Joe Bernick And Jordan Farrar

Anti-war demonstrations marking the 8th annivesary of the Iraq war took place on Saturday around the country.