Communications and Media Commission (Iraq)

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Republic of Iraq
Communications and Media Commission
هيئة الإعلام والإتصالات
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Jurisdiction Iraq
Headquarters Baghdad Flag of Iraq.svg
Website https://cmc.iq/

The National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq [1] (NCMC) was established in 2004 to monitor media and communications in Iraq. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Department of State Background Information on Iraqi Ministries Archived 2008-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Hoffmann, Julia; Hawkins, Virgil (2015). Communication and Peace: Mapping an emerging field. Routledge. p. 213. ISBN   9781317680482.