{"id":6553,"date":"2026-01-09T10:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/iraq-country-update\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:06:03","slug":"iraq-country-update","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/iraq-country-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq Country Update"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Since 2014, when the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a genocide<\/a> against Iraqi and Syrian religious and ethnic minorities, Iraq\u2019s diverse population has continued to suffer ongoing aftereffects. The Iraqi federal government and semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government have each offered some forms of redress to genocide survivors. However, these survivors and other communities and individuals throughout the country suffer varying degrees of systematic and ongoing restrictions on religious freedom. This country update provides an overview of recent religious freedom restrictions, including new legislation that threatens to increase sectarianism and limit freedom of religion or belief for Iraqis of all religious backgrounds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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