Responding to Online Violence: A Practitioner’s Guide In Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, online violence presents heightened and complex risks due to social stigma, limited legal frameworks, and the potential for severe offline consequences. Survivors, particularly women, girls, and children, may not only face digital harm but also serious offline consequences such [...]
Child-Friendly Communication in Cases of Online Violence Online violence against children (<18) refers to a range of harmful acts that are committed, facilitated, or amplified through digital technologies, including grooming, sexual exploitation, coercion, blackmail, online harassment, and the non-consensual sharing of images. In Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, due to the increased [...]
English وەزارەتی گواستنەوە و گەیاندن و رێکخراوی سیید هەماهەنگی دەکەن بۆ بەهێزکردنی وەڵامدانەوەی هەرێمی کوردستان بۆ توندوتیژیی ئەلیکترۆنی هەولێر، هەرێمی کوردستانی عێراق — کانوونی یەکەمی ٢٠٢٥: بەڕێز ئانۆ جەوهەر، وەزیری گواستنەوە و گەیاندن و شێری كراهام تاڵەبانی، سەرۆک و بەڕێوەبەری جێبەجێکاری رێکخراوی سید،کۆبوونەوەیەکی ئاست بەرزیان ئەنجامدا بە مەبەستی برەودان [...]
Kurdish Ministry of Transport and Communications and SEED Advocate to Strengthen the Kurdistan Region’s Response to Online Violence Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — December, 2025: His Excellency Ano Jawhar, Minister of Transport and Communication, and SEED President and Executive Director, Sherri Kraham Talabany, held a high-level meeting [...]
کوردی Joint Statement on the Tragic Murder of Dr. Sana Kamal and Her Family Together, the NGOs below express our deep sadness and horror at the brutal murders of Dr. Sana Kamal, Dr. Sanaria Kamal, Sabahat Zahir, and Mamosta Kamal Koyee this past weekend. This heinous act of violence, [...]
کوردی Download Tip Sheet Safer Internet Day 2025: Keeping Kids Safe Today and Beyond February 11, 2025 This Safer Internet Day, SEED calls on all members of society to take action and help protect children from online dangers. We’re sharing key tips and best practices [...]
Refreshing Our Brand: A New Logo & Name In 2014, SEED began its journey with a mission to protect, empower, and support survivors of violence and those at risk. Over the past decade, we have invested in people, strengthening their capacity to build a thriving, resilient society.From [...]
کوردی عربي SEED Statement on the Passage of the Amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 SEED expresses concern regarding the passage of the long-debated amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 by the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) on January [...]
کوردی Photo Credit: Contributed by Coalition 188 Iraq at a Critical Juncture: Proposed Amendment to the Personal Status Law and What It Means for the Kurdistan Region By: Tanya Gilly Khailany As a Kurdish woman with family roots extending deep into the soil of Kirkuk, I care deeply [...]
کوردی SEED and the Journalism Initiative on GBV (JiG) Launch Pocket Guide for Media Practitioners on Ethical Engagement and Reporting on Survivors of GBV September, 28 – Erbil, Iraq: Today, on World News Day, SEED Foundation and the Journalism Initiative on Gender-Based Violence (JiG), are proud to launch a [...]