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At least two Iraqi protesters were killed and hundreds injured late on Tuesday in Baghdad after anti-government demonstrations escalated into rioting and were met by live fire from security forces.
Hundreds had gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir
Square to demand justice for the killings of dozens of civil society activists, reporters and protesters since the protest movement started in October 2019.
They shouted slogans against Iran-backed militias, many of whom are suspected of being behind the killings, and carried pictures of the victims. Demonstrators face police during an anti-government protest on May 25, 2021 in Baghdad. Getty
The protesters accused Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi s government of failing to give answers and reveal the perpetrators behind the killings.
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Iraq’s protests co-ordination committee called for nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday demanding accountability following a rise in targeted assassinations, activists and human rights groups told
The National.
Under the slogan of “Who killed me?” hundreds are expected to demand the arrest of Karbala activist Ihab Al Wazni’s killers and accountability for the increase of killings of journalists, activists and members of Iraq’s civil society.
“The central committee for protests, which consists of activists and protesters, has organised a demonstration to be held on May 25, that calls on millions to march to Baghdad from across the country calling for
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