Iraqis protest to 'end impunity' as killings of activists go unpunished

Iraqis protest to ‘end impunity’ as killings of activists go unpunished
Issued on:
19/07/2021 - 06:07
Iraqi demonstrators gather for a rally calling for supporting principles of justice and accountability, organized by the Team of End Impunity in Iraq Campaign, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 18, 2021. © Saba Kareem, Reuters
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Hundreds of Iraqis protested on Sunday in central Baghdad to demand that authorities hold accountable the killers of dozens of activists associated with a long-running protest movement.
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Assassinations, attempted murders and abductions have targeted more than 70 activists since a pro-democracy protest movement erupted against government corruption and incompetence in 2019.
“We’re here to say that we want to end impunity in Iraq,” Hussein Al-Faili, an 18-year old student, told AFP from Firdous Square, a key protest site.

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