Andrew Bizley, British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, described the work of Metro Center as "very important” and said that the coordination and relationship between the consulate and Metro Center will be strengthened.

On Tuesday, September 10th 2024, The British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region visited Metro Center.

The coordinator of Metro welcomed the consul and his accompanying delegation, he thanked them for their visit and their commitment to expanding freedom of expression and their strong ties with civil society organizations.

Andrew Bizley, British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, expressed his pleasure for the meeting and thanked Metro’s team for the warm welcome. "The work you are doing is very significant, so we will strengthen the coordination and relationship between the consulate and the Metro Center,” he said. "I have come to support your work, which is very significant to us.

In the meeting, the team of the Metro Center focused on the environment of journalism in the shadow of political conflict, elections, and the manifestations of defamation campaigns, assassination of journalists and civilians with drones, extremist threats He entered civilian space, military raids on Chawder, threats and pressure Civil society organization.