On January 14th, 2026, the team of Metro Center received Dashti Jamal, President of the National Federation of Refugees and Abdullah Mahmoud, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper "Bo Peshawa"

The meeting was an opportunity to discuss several human rights issues, including the situation of freedom of expression, the situation of refugees and the challenges they face.

The two latest reports of Metro Center and Alliance Network 19 on the situation of press freedom and freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region for 2025 were also a topic during the discussion, which are scheduled to be published in the coming days.