Baghdad, Aug 19, 2025 (AFP) - Iraqi Kurdistan gives jailed journalist more prison time: lawyer

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2025-08-19

Authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region handed down a new prison term on Tuesday to jailed investigative journalist Sherwan Sherwani, his lawyer said, just before he was due to complete a previous sentence. At the court in the regional capital Arbil, witnesses said there were altercations between law enforcement and Sherwani's relatives and supporters who came to attend the hearing. Sherwani is the former editor of the magazine Bashur,......

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