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Mahmoud Othman

Mahmoud Ali Othman was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. A Kurd and Sunni Muslim, Othman was a member of the Political Bureau Kurdistan Democratic Party.

 

Items by Mahmoud Othman

  • So, Erdogan oppresses the media and persecutes journalists, does he?

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to release journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul. “I do not respect this decision,” he said, “and am not obliged to enforce it.” This has provoked many reactions from supporters and opponents alike. The situation reflects the political...