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Iraq: no public progress reported in investigation of March 2026 assassination of women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed
Confidence: Corroborated · 3 sourcesIraq · Oct 6, 2026
Subject of this story
Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq
Government of Iraq
Also named
Affected
Yanar Mohammed, Co-founder, Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq
Advocate
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
What happened
Yanar Mohammed, co-founder of the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq, was shot outside her Baghdad home on 2 March 2026 by two men on a motorcycle and died in hospital. Amnesty International says the prime minister ordered an investigation the same day. In a 17 August 2026 statement Amnesty said no information had been publicly shared on the progress of investigations, and Human Rights Watch says Iraqi authorities have consistently failed to deliver justice for families of assassinated activists.
Sources (3)
hrw.orgIraqi authorities have consistently failed to deliver justice for the families of assassinated human rights defenders
amnesty.orgPrime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani ordered an investigation on the same day of the killing
amnesty.orgno information has been publicly shared on their progress
Response
Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani
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Government of Iraq
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