Killings in Iraq spark calls for election boycott
By AFP - May 24,2021 - Last updated at May 24,2021
An Iraqi sits in the shrine city of Karbala across a graffiti reading in Arabic ‘Where’s my killer?’ and depicting renowned Iraqi anti-government activist Ihab Al Wazni, who was shot dead in an ambush earlier this month (AFP photo)
By Ammar Karim
Agence France-Presse
BAGHDAD A wave of deadly attacks on pro-democracy activists 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 activists since a protest movement erupted against government corruption and incompetence in 2019.
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