Reports highlight crackdowns on press in Kurdistan Region
The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government has rejected the charges, citing the independence of courts and media partnerships.
A journalism watchdog group has criticized the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq for sentencing a journalist to prison in a secret trial.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement June 28 saying the KRG should release photojournalist Qaraman Shukri from detention.
