Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Independent investigation urged into police violence in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Tuesday 19 April 2011 At least 90 people have been injured in confrontations between security forces and protesters. Authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region must immediately launch an independent investigation into the violent actions by their security forces against protesters in the northern city of Sulaimaniya, Amnesty International said today.At least 90 people were injured in confrontations between security forces and protesters yesterday in the city. “What happened on Monday was the latest stage in an ongoing clampdown on freedom of expression and protests in Iraq which has been…

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