November 3^rd, 2025: The emergence of cyber-attacks on some pages of media outlets is an attempt to silence opponents and holders of different political opinions, it’s against political conflict and pluralism, and Metro Center condemns it.

During the political conflict and elections, some media outlets are subjected to cyber-attacks and their pages are burned by Meta. These attempts are against healthy political conflict.

Despite being ranked among the worst countries in terms of Internet freedom, Iraq has deliberately cut off the Internet, blocked social media platforms and messaging programs, censored media content and cyber-attacks on the pages of activists and journalists.

Latif Nerwayi, a member of the leadership and head of the media board of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, told Metro Center that since the beginning of the election campaign, digital attacks have been launched on several media institutions in Sulaimani, web TV, sites, social networking pages of both personal and well-known media owned by prominent personalities. "These attacks are against freedom of expression, the press and pluralism," he said. "These attacks are in the name of protecting national security and other things that have no basis."

Also today, the media agency Politic Press issued a statement in which it directly accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). "They have made themselves the owners of Political Press products that are not true and were recorded by their institution's cameras and then reported these products with the aim of closing and burning our Facebook sites.”

Through its partners in international organizations, Metro Center investigates this issue and its sources and causes.

The emergence of cyber-attacks on some pages of media outlets is an attempt to silence opponents and holders of different political opinions, it’s against political conflict and pluralism, and Metro Center condemns it.