Thursday’s demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi’ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.
Thursday's demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi'ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.
As deadly protests flare in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, Iranians who have crossed into neighbouring Iraq's Kurdistan region for work speak fearfully of repression back home.
Clashes between Moqtada al-Sadr supporters and the military in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Monday claimed the lives of at least 17 people, and hundreds were injured.
The protesters conducted sit-ins at the parliament complex in response to Sadr’s political exit. Tear gas and stun grenades were used to disperse the protesters after they broke through into the presidential palace. A nationwide curfew has been imposed by the authorities and all official meetings have been postponed.