INSM Research and Reports

  PRIVACY & DATA SECURITY BRIEF WHO SEES YOUR DATA WHEN YOUR PHONE IS REPAIRED OR SOLD? Kurdistan Region of...

When a Phone Number Becomes an Identity SIM registration, recycled numbers, and account access in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq...

THE PHARMACY IN YOUR FEED Medicines and supplements sold through social media in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Market scan...

Position Paper and Legal Opinion on the Draft Iraqi Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes of 2026 A Gender-Sensitive and...

“It is important to recognize that the internet is now being used in a context of widespread and systematic structural...

Executive Summary Despite the increased participation of women in Iraqi elections, online spaces remain highly hostile environments for women candidates....

Iraq’s Third National Action Plan for UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for the period (2025–2030) is a forward-looking strategic document...

Our Data, Whose Control? E-Government and Privacy in the Kurdistan Region Introduction The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has treated digital...

Between Likes and Lists: Why Digital Campaigning Failed to Translate into Electoral Gains for Women in Iraq Digital Visibility, Party...

In Meta’s latest transparency report for October 2025, Iraq appeared among the countries that officially requested the company to restrict...