Iraqi Kurdish TV host Hemn Mamand shot after broadcast - Committee to Protect Journalists

Iraqi Kurdish TV host Hemn Mamand shot after broadcast - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, September 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi Kurdish authorities to swiftly investigate the motive behind the shooting of journalist Hemn Mamand in Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday. Mamand was shot while leaving a restaurant, hours after broadcasting his talk show “Sarinj – Comment” on Sterk TV, where he discusses human rights, including Turkish military operations in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. “…