Dubai – Masaader News
At least 100 people have died and nearly 4,000 have been wounded since protests began in the capital on Tuesday before spreading to the south of Iraq, according to BBC from Iraqi parliament’s human rights commission data.
Demonstrators say they are taking a stand against unemployment, poor public services and corruption in the country.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, said: “Five days of deaths and injuries: this must stop.”
Those responsible for the loss of life should be brought to justice. she said.
The authorities have been trying to control the protests through curfews and a near-total internet blackout.