Jake Hess

Jake Hess is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. His work has been published by The Independent (UK), Inter Press Service, ZNet, Upside Down World, and many other outlets.

Pro-democracy demonstrations in northern Iraq/south Kurdistan

The winds of rebellion have reached the Kurdistan autonomous region in northern Iraq, where a series of demonstrations have broken out to demand greater democracy, improved social services, and an end to corruption. In this interview, a prominent journalist and democracy advocate discusses the ori

By Kamal Chomani and Jake Hess

/ 2 Mar 2011