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Killings in Iraq trigger calls for election boycott
AFP, BAGHDAD
A wave of deadly attacks on democracy advocates and journalists in Iraq have sparked mounting calls to boycott October parliamentary elections, as perpetrators go unpunished.
Killings, attempted murder and abductions have targeted more than 70 democracy advocates since a protest movement erupted against government corruption and incompetence in 2019.
Elections were set in response to a central demand of the protracted protest movement that lasted from October 2019 to June last year, and during which demonstrators also railed against Iran’s influence in Iraq, but as the attacks continue with impunity, more voices have joined a call to boycott the election.