The Iraqi Communist Party has mourned the big loss of comrade Kamil Shiaa as
a result of a cowardly assassination on 23 August 2008 in Baghdad. The
martyred comrade was a prominent figure among Iraqi intellectuals and party
activists in the field of culture. He was a senior advisor to the Ministry of
Culture, and also a member of the editorial board of Al-Thakafa Al-Jadida (New
Culture), the leading cultural magazine published by the party since 1953,
with important contributions.
The funeral of the late comrade took place on 24 August 2008 in Baghdad,
attended by party leaders and official representatives. There has been strong
and wide condemnation of the heinous crime across the Iraqi political
spectrum, including the Iraqi president, democratic and civil society
organisations.
Messages of condolences have also been received from fraternal communist
parties and left organizations in many countries, including Sudan, Jordan,
Bahrain, USA, Britain, Chile, Spain, Austria, Finland, Germany, the Czech
republic, South Africa, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy.
