Hoping for change, Iraqi activists seek political alternative
Activists who once refused to take part in a political system they say is rigged are now looking to change that system by getting elected to parliament.
Thursday 11/02/2021
A file picture shows an Iraqi youth draped in the national flag flashing the victory sign while standing before a statue of 19th century Iraqi cleric and poet Mohamed Said al-Habboubi (1849-1915) in Nasiriyah. (AFP)
BAGHDAD Iraqi lawyer Hussein al-Ghorabi said he left his hometown of Nasiriyah four months ago after an armed group threatened him over his political activism.
Now, as he moves around Iraq, he is trying to set up a political party that he and some fellow activists hope will challenge those in power whom they accuse of corruption and ineptitude.