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Save the Tigris Launches New Report on Makhoul Dam
Amsterdam, June 2022 The Iraqi government is intensifying its efforts to complete work on the Makhoul Dam. This water infrastructure is being built on
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Reply From UNESCO World Heritage Center to Save the Tigris on Ashur, the Ahwar and Makhoul Dam
10 June 2021 Ref.: CLT/WHC/ARB/303/21/28 Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to thank you for your letter of 19 May 2021, in which you have
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Iraq Faces Harsh Summer of Water Shortages as Turkey and Iran Continue Dam Projects
This article was originally published by The National on 25 May 2021. The original can be found here. By Sinan Mahmoud and Robert Tollast Millions of
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How Iraq’s Race for Water Security Impacts Cultural Heritage and Environment
By Harry Istepanian and Noam Raydan Iraq Energy, 5 May 2021 Iraq is pressing ahead with a controversial dam project that threatens to flood
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Traditional Boats Adorn the Tigris River to Celebrate the Efforts of Medical Personnel in Confronting COVID
After a five-month pause due to the nationwide quarantine and other preventive measures in place to stop the spread of Covid-19, the Humat Dijla
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Urgent Call to Resolve Mounting Problems in Hasankeyf
+++ Hasankeyf Matters +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive +++ 1 September 2020 In past years, the ancient city of Hasankeyf attracted hundreds of
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The Shared Responsibility Behind the Pollution of The Tigris River in Baghdad
By Humat Dijlah, Baghdad, 3 May 2020 In the following article, we review a number of points related to water pollution in Baghdad. We
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Excavation, Documentation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Hasankeyf Must Continue
Open letter to the Government of Turkey, the Suppliers to the Ilısu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Project, and the Members of UNESCO’s World
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Letter From Save the Tigris to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Concerns and Requests regarding the Ahwar of Iraq
In 2016 the Iraqi Marshes were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ahwar. Each year, the UNESCO World Heritage
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Water Must Not be Used as a Weapon of War: Refrain from Civilian and Environmental Harm in Northeast Syria!
Statement by Save the Tigris Campaign, 12 October 2019 On 9 October, Turkey started a military offensive in northeast Syria. A move which will
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Building the Network of Water Activists in Basra
It’s been one year since the city of Basra was rocked by large-scale protests following a major pollution crisis in which citizens decried the
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Call: Global Action Day “Sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf”
Call for Global Action Day “Sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf” on 14th September 2019: Do not close Hasankeyf to public! Stop