Iraqi Women's Rights Activist Yanar Mohammed Shot Dead in Baghdad

Yanar Mohammed: Remembering Iraq’s advocate for women’s rights

Yanar Mohammed’s life was defined by activism, protection of the vulnerable, and refusal to stay silent — cut short this month by the violence she fought to end

Kurdish activists demand justice following Yanar Mohammed assassination

Shafaq News- Al-Sulaymaniyah Iraqi activists and women’s rights organizations condemned on Tuesday, the assassination of Yanar Mohammed, head of the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Ir

Prominent feminist activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Iraq

Organisation for Women's Freedom in Iraq calls campaigner's death a 'tremendous loss' for rights activists

Iraqi women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Baghdad

In 2016, she was awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights for her efforts to help minorities and women subjected to sexual abuse in Iraq.

Statement on the assassination of Yanar Mohammed

We publish here a statement sent to us by the Communist Alternative Organization in Iraq on the tragic death of their comrade Yanar Mohammed, who was assassinated this morning in a criminal terrorist attack at her home. We send our sympathy and solidarity to Yanar’s comrades, family and friends.

Trailblazing Iraqi-Canadian activist Yanar Mohammed killed outside Baghdad home

Iraqi-Canadian feminist and activist Yanar Mohammed was killed outside her home in Baghdad Monday. She was 65.