Iraq: Teargas Cartridges Killing Protesters

Security forces have fired teargas cartridges directly at protesters in Baghdad, IraqBaghdad, Iraq on numerous occasions since protests resumed on October 25, 2019, killing at least 16, Human Rights Watch said today. The dead are among the large number of protesters Iraqi forces have killed since daily protests began in Baghdad and in other cities in southern Iraq against corruption and for better public services, among other demands.

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