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On 5 February, members of Kurdistan Parliament Culture, Civil Society and Youth Committee, led by the chair Ms. Salma Fatih (PUK), participated in the Kurdistan Journalists Union’s launch of its annual report on press freedom.

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq congratulated the Kurdistan Islamic Union on the party’s 26th anniversary. Speaker Faiq’s message is as follows.

The Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Hemin Hawrami on 6 February visited the Kurdistan Islamic Union’s offices to congratulate the political party on their 26th anniversary.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 6 February met with Mr. Knut Lein, Norway's Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq, and Norway's Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan Tone Allers.

The Human Rights Committee discussed the demands of offenders in rehabilitation with the Kurdistan Judicial Council; the Health Committee decided to formally demand that the KRG prosecute those producing counterfeit cancer medicines. 

4 February - The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq welcomed representatives of the town of Ranya and heard their concerns and complaints.

4 February - The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq welcomed Ms. Ancuta Hansen, Iraq Country Director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and her colleagues.

4 February - Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq received survivors of the Anfal Genocide. They called on the Kurdistan Parliament to amend the Law on the Rights of Genocide Survivors (Law No. 9 of 2015).

The Culture Committee continues to look into the expenditure for Erbil as the 2014 tourism capital; the Women's Rights committee and the Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs discussed how to coordinate their work to protect women's rights.

The Kurdistan Parliament committee that was formed to look into the death of Majid Brahim (also known as Majid Haruty), who died while detained by Erbil Security, presented the following findings on the case on 30 January: