Iraq –Iraqi security force arrests five journalists in Kirkuk
Kirkuk – Iraq 15/12/2020
The Iraqi security forces in Kirkuk governorate arrested five journalists On charges that they did not obtain routine official approvals from the Governorate Operations Command and the army while covering “problems related to land ownership” in the Balkana village, associated with the Sarkran sub-district in Al-Dibs district. Where journalists are detained and released immediately. Al-Debs District, and as a result, the Association for Defending Freedom of the Press called for immediate disclosure and release of journalists.