Iraq: New Protester Deaths Despite Order Not to Fire

Expand As part of a funeral procession, people transport the coffin of a protester killed at a Baghdad demonstration, November 24, 2019. © 2019 Reuters/Khalid al-Mousily (Beirut) – Security forces across Iraq are using lethal force against protesters despite orders to stop, Human Rights Watch said today. The orders to stop using live ammunition were issued by Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, who resigned as prime minister on November 29, 2019, but remains in office in a caretaker status. The authorities should take urgent measures to stop security forces from using excessive force against protesters.…

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