PM:02:01:26/10/2025
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The Metro Center for Press Freedom has called on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to end threats and pressures on journalists and to rely on the Journalism Law instead of the Iraqi Penal Code. The organization also urged the authorities to release NRT Director Shwan Adil, who was detained on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
According to the Metro Center, the Shaqlawa District Court issued a 15-day detention order for Adel. It added that NRT reporters face ongoing restrictions in many cities across the Kurdistan Region, noting that an NRT team was also attacked and briefly detained in Erbil’s Shamamik district on Friday, October 24.
The statement emphasized that while the Kurdistan Region has progressive laws on journalism, access to information, demonstrations, and combating domestic violence, the main issue lies in their enforcement.