Polls open in Iraq’s tightly controlled parliamentary elections
[ad_1] Issued on: 10/10/2021 – 06:58 Iraq closed its airspace and land border crossings on Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a...
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Militia-backed candidates aim to consolidate power in Iraq polls
[ad_1] Issued on: 09/10/2021 – 16:09 Iraqis vote in parliamentary polls on Sunday, two years after anger at the war-scarred country’s political class came surging...
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Iraq: A revolution murdered
[ad_1] In the autumn of 2019, an unprecedented protest movement engulfed the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite south of the country. Demonstrators were...
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Stolen revolution? Iraq vote follows crackdown on pro-reform movement
[ad_1] Issued on: 07/10/2021 – 20:16 Remember Iraq’s protest movement? Despite killings and intimidation and despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the brave young men and women who...
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Parliamentary elections in Iraq: Campaigning amid death threats
[ad_1] Issued on: 06/10/2021 – 11:58 In Iraq, more than 80 activists have been assassinated since protests erupted in late 2019. The anti-government movement called...
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‘We’re still here’: Iraqis rally on protest anniversary, call for election boycott
[ad_1] ON THE GROUND Issued on: 01/10/2021 – 20:49Modified: 01/10/2021 – 22:06 Iraqis gather in Tahrir Square, saying that they will boycott upcoming elections if...
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Growing calls to boycott Iraq’s legislative elections as activist murders go unpunished
[ad_1] Issued on: 24/09/2021 – 17:23Modified: 27/09/2021 – 15:25 There are growing calls on social media in Iraq to boycott the legislative elections, due to...