Three Hawlati Writers Punished in One Week

In the last week three writers have been questioned by security, police and other government offices for writing opinion pieces in Hawlati. Mohammad Barzi, an engineer in Private Projects Commission, (wrote a piece criticising Kurdish authorities.) (He said) he was questioned by his boss and his name has been removed from a list of people who were supposed to be sent outside of Iraq (for training). Najad Ahmad, (a student) wrote an article about education issues at Salahaddin University; (he reported) that a committee is investigating. And Hawlati reporter Hawez Hawezi, was arrested again on Sunday for another article he published in Hawlati "Era of Shame." The general security office has sued him for libel. This is the second time Hawez is been arrested because of his writings.