NRT interview with jailed opposition leader blocked by unknown forces: Source

A source told The New Region that a man in civilian attire professing to be an interior ministry employee prevented Nalia Radio and Television (NRT) from airing an interview with the imprisoned New Generation Movement (NGM) leader Shaswar Abdulwahid.

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KRG to auction off properties of imprisoned opposition leader

Properties belonging to the imprisoned New Generation Movement (NGM) leader Shaswar Abdulwahid's Nalia Company and Chavi Land theme park are to be auctioned off by the Kurdistan Regional Government's finance ministry.

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Kurdish opposition leader sentenced to 5 months imprisonment

The ruling comes after the court postponed the opposition leader's hearing three times after his arrest.

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Sulaimani court summons head of NGM bloc in Iraqi parliament for trial

Srwa Abdulwahid, head of the New Generation Movement bloc in the Iraqi parliament and sister of the party's imprisoned leader Shaswar Abdulwahid, has been called on to face trial in Sulaimani under Article 433 of the Iraqi Penal Code, which deals with public defamation and unsubstantiated accusations.

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KRG to shut down opposition leader's amusement park over tax evasion

Abdulwahid, a former businessman turned opposition leader, was arrested by Sulaimani Police on August 12 and faces six months in prison under Article 431 of the Iraqi Penal Code. His arrest is not connected to the failure to pay taxes.

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New Generation Movement leader's health worsening in prison, says his sister

Srwa Abdulwahid, a New Generation Movement MP, said that she received “disturbing information" regarding her brother's health after he was imprisoned following his arrest on August 12 in Sulaimani.

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Trial of Kurdish opposition leader adjourned again

The opposition leader is on trial for allegedly threatening a former MP of his party with releasing explicit images of them

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Trial of Kurdish opposition leader postponed

Even in the case of further postponement of the trial, Abdulwahid will remain in detention until August 24 and is not eligible for release by bail, The New Region has learned.

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Head of New Generation Movement arrested in Sulaimani

Shaswar Abdulwahid was arrested at his residence in Sulaimani's German Village apartment complex under article 431 of the Iraqi Penal Code and faces a sentence of six months in prison.

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