They Messed with the Wrong Student
10 March 2025 | Ideas Beyond Borders
Mohammed Awchi has always been outspoken. At university, he often expressed views on social media, but he was careful not to mention names, focusing on broader issues within Iraq’s medical sector and the academic system. It didn’t come as a surprise when his university in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk called him in to discuss a post on Facebook. But he was shocked when they refused to release his exam results a few weeks later. “It’s awful how they deal with freedom of speech in our universities. Students are one of the weakest groups in Iraq,” he says…