This report analyzes religious freedom conditions in Iraq in relation to the federal government’s political crises in 2021 and 2022. It examines sectarianism in Iraqi politics, including intra-Shi’a Muslim tensions and anti-Sunni Muslim sentiment, each of which have contributed to a protracted government deadlock. The report also explains how this government paralysis has negatively impacted ethnic and religious minorities throughout Iraq including Yazidis, Christians, Sabaean Mandeans, Shabaks, and Kaka’is.

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