A march in Nasiriyah in south Iraq, on 27 November 2021, to honor the memory of protesters killed in demonstrations in 2019. Photo: Assaad Al-Niyazi/AFP.

Webinar alert! Join UI (Swedish Institute of International Affairs) & SKL International, an affiliate of SKR (Sweden’s Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SALAR), for a discussion on the popular demands for change in Iraq with @LahibHigel, Senior Analyst of International Crisis Group, based in Baghdad; Gunnar Andersson from SKL International’s project in Iraq and me. Moderated by @rparsi (Rouzbeh Parsi), head of the MENA Programme at UI.

Tune in on 1 March, 3PM CET

For more information and to register, see this link.

On this link, you will also be able to download my latest Iraq report, commissioned by SKL International, based on field research in southern Iraq and Baghdad after the October 2021 elections,