Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East

STORY: Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activistSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-QURAISHI, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic):AHMED MOHAMMED, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NURI AL-MOUSAWI, Writer STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Iraqi people, who had lived in pain amid years of conflicts, echoed the criticism and accused the U.S. of violating human rights, saying the U.S. committed crimes merely to seek self-interest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activist "The United States entered Iraq under the pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But there were in fact no such weapons. I think that their presence was primarily for occupation,

Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Iraq, Namibia

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Iraq, Namibia DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Baghdad, Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of making zongzivarious of dragon boat racevarious of the event held in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): WANG LIZIHAO, Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd, Iraq BranchSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): SAJJAD AL-QAZAZ, Member of the Iraqi-Chinese Associationvarious of students of the local Confucius Institute making zongziSOUNDBITE 3(English): GABRIELLA STADHAUER, Student, University of Namibia's Confucius Institute STORYLINE: Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It fell on Friday this year. The traditional Chinese festival is not only celebrated by people in China, but also by overseas Chinese and those who love Chinese culture. In Baghdad, the Iraqi-Chinese Friendship Association held a Zongzi-making activity on Saturday, attracting many participants. SOUNDBITE 1(Chi