The Network of the Iraqi Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) is the first network of investigative journalism in Iraq, founded on 9th of May, 2011 by a number of professional investigative journalists and has been working since then on providing financial, editorial and advisory support for the investigative Iraqi journalists to perform detailed investigative reports based on searching for documented facts and supported by variety of sources who are strongly related to the investigating topic.

NIRIJ has always worked on establishing a professional investigative culture in all aspects of journalism in Iraq ; it looks forward to establishing a unique investigative type to be a tool for detecting the hidden and disclosing facts that may cause in a positive change in the Iraqi society.