In south Iraq, political murders are dismissed as personal to quash investigations
Like many in recent years, Jaseb Hattab al-Hiliji s killing was labelled as a tribal dispute - a term often used to avoid repercussions
Family of late civil society activist Amjad al-Dahamat, who was killed after taking part in anti-government protest in Amara, continue to mourn him almost a year after his death, in Amara, Iraq 12 October 2020 (Reuters) By Published date: 1 April 2021 10:02 UTC | Last update: 18 sec ago
Jaseb Hattab al-Hiliji never noticed the motorbike carrying two young men. It was just another bike, squeezing between pedestrians in the crowded, narrow streets of Amara’s al-Sinaaiyah district.
Friday, 12 March 2021, 6:55 am
Iraqi citizen Jaseb Hattab, father of kidnapped activist
Ali Hattab, has been killed by gunshot in Amara city in the
Maysan governorate, southern Iraq, the Euro-Mediterranean
Human Rights Monitor said in a statement today warning of
targeting activists’ families and its implications on the
social peace.
At about 7 p.m. on Wednesday 10th of
March, two gunmen on a motorcycle shot Jaseb directly while
he was walking in Al-Maa’ard street in downtown Amara city
in the Maysan governorate. Prior to his assassination, Jaseb
had been participating in a memorial service for
assassinated activist Abdul Quddus Qasim, which yesterday