Iraqi journalist, Tawfiq Al Tamimi, abducted after criticising the government on social media
Timeline
October 2, 2020: On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the 2019-2021 Iraqi protests, MENA Rights Group sends a letter of allegation regarding the cases of six Iraqis abducted in relation to the Iraqi protests, including Al Tamimi, to four UN Special Procedures mandate holders.
April 6, 2020: MENA Rights Group and Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly request the urgent intervention of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
March 10, 2020: Al Tamimi’s family file a complaint at the Directorate of Crime Prevention and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iraq urges the Iraqi authorities to conduct a prompt investigation into Al Tamimi’s enforced disappearance.
March 9, 2020: Al Tamimi is abducted by unknown gunmen on his way to work.