On June 9th, 2026, in Erbil, in front of the Council of Ministers, while covering a protest rally of Anfal survivors, a security force attacked the team of Esta Media Network, which consisted of (Dyar Hussein, reporter and Rebin Ali, cameraman).
A security force attacked a team of Esta Media while covering a protest rally of Anfal survivors, the Esta Media said in a statement.
These violations are a continuation of the violations that are constantly committed against journalists and are against the law on journalism and Metro Center rejects them.
In its 2025 report on the situation of press freedom, Metro Center reports that 315 violations have been committed against 252 journalists and media outlets.