01.06.2003
This independent report has been undertaken as a joint mission by the Baltic Media Center (BMC), Index on Censorship and the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR). Financial assistance and project conceptualisation has been provided by International Media Support, Denmark, with additional support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Index on Censorship, and the Dutch government via IWPR, which provided overall project coordination. The mission took place between 15 May - 15 June and covered the cities of Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Kerbala, Najaf and Suleimaniya.