Iraq: Investigation needed as troops shoot anti-government protesters

Headline Title: Iraq: Investigation needed as troops shoot anti-government protesters 25 January 2013 Iraq must immediately investigate the killings of protesters in accordance with international standards, Amnesty International said today after several people died when troops in the city of Fallujah fired on anti-government demonstrators who had reportedly thrown stones at them.  Several others were said to be seriously injured during Friday's protest, the latest in an ongoing and largely peaceful campaign protesting against the government and its abusive treatment of detainees.  "The…

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