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<p>The UK Government remains committed to pressing the case for improvements in the
human rights situation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and to advocating for
human rights for all, including in relation to freedom of expression and the freedom
for journalists to do their jobs free from harm. The UK Government, through our Consulate
General in Erbil, takes a close interest in the treatment of journalists and human
rights activists in the KRI, and we are closely monitoring the cases of Sherwan Sherwani
and Guhdar Zebari. We have raised our issues about the case of Guhdar Zebari in public
and in private with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) at the highest levels,
and a representative from the British Consulate General attended his trial. We have
always been clear that journalists and political activists should be free to operate
without undue interference from security forces or fear of indefinite detention.</p>
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