Several killed in Iraq as anti-government protests continue
5 years, 2 months ago

Several killed in Iraq as anti-government protests continue

Al Jazeera  

At least six killed in Baghdad and Nasiriya, officials say, as protests continue across the country for a second day. At least six protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in Iraq, officials said, pushing the overall death toll in this month’s anti-government protests to more than 190. Thousands took part in nationwide protests on Saturday, and security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators who tried to reach Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to government offices and embassies. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim, reporting from Baghdad, said the mood in the city was tense with heavy security forces deployed around the Iraqi capital. “The security forces secured the protection of demonstrations and protesters responsibly and with high restraint, by refraining from using firearms or excessive force against demonstrators,” the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

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Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigerians protest over hunger, hardship
5 months, 1 week ago

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigerians protest over hunger, hardship

LA Times  

People protest against hunger and economic hardships on the street in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday. At least nine people were killed by Nigerian security forces as protesters clashed with police during the mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, a rights group said Friday, while authorities said a police officer was killed and several others injured. Egbetokun, the police chief, …

One person killed at anti-government protest in Syria’s Sweida province
10 months, 1 week ago

One person killed at anti-government protest in Syria’s Sweida province

Al Jazeera  

The 52-year-old becomes the first person to be killed by pro-government forces since the protests began in August. At least one person has died of gunshot wounds sustained in an anti-government protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the southern province of Sweida, according to local news outlets and monitoring groups. Suwayda24, a local news website run by citizen journalists, …

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far

Firstpost  

Experts say security forces have shown “a flagrant disregard for human life,” after a protest movement against the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has subsided since November last year. Paris: In a move that is considered to create fear as protests shake the country, Iranian authorities have executed 55 people this year, said Norway-based Iran Human Rights, adding that …

Cars set on fire, cops injured as violent protests erupt in Paris days after attack on Kurds
2 years ago

Cars set on fire, cops injured as violent protests erupt in Paris days after attack on Kurds

India Today  

Protests erupted in Paris after a racially motivated attack on the city's Kurdish community killed three people and injured several others on Friday, December 23. At least one vehicle was burned, shop windows were damaged and small fires set alight near Republic Square, a traditional venue for demonstrations, as protests turned violent. pic.twitter.com/77AO93NeIW — LOUIS December 24, 2022 Paris police …

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest

The Hindu  

An Iranian general on November 28 acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after …

Iran attacks positions in northern Iraq targeting Kurdish groups
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran attacks positions in northern Iraq targeting Kurdish groups

Al Jazeera  

Iran says Kurdish separatist groups based in northern Iraq are destabilising Kurdish-majority provinces in western Iran as anti-government protests continue. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has attacked positions in northern Iraq held by Kurdish groups, as anti-government protests continue in Iran’s Kurdish-majority western regions and elsewhere. The elite force’s ground division confirmed early on Monday that it …

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house

The Independent  

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Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Iran are dealing with a three-day surge in protests as the West ramps up pressure over human rights concerns. Tehran, Iran – At least two children are among more than a dozen people killed during the latest surge in protests across Iran, which have taken place on the anniversary of a previous round of protests three years ago. …

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues

ABC  

Thousands of Iranians have protested in the nation's south-east to mark a September crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday". Key points: United Nations experts have urged Iran to stop targeting protestors as unrest continues across the country Video has emerged of an Iranian archer removing her headscarf during an award ceremony in Tehran Iran plans to hold public …

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down

The Hindu  

Iranian protesters rallied again Sunday, defying an order by the powerful Revolutionary Guards to stop the demonstrations—now in their seventh week—sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Students gathered overnight and Sunday across Iran, even after Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had warned demonstrators: “Do not come to the streets!” Amini, 22, died in …

Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2
2 years, 2 months ago

Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian security forces opened fire Friday on demonstrators in a southeastern city that has seen weeks of unrest amid nationwide demonstrations, activists said. The protests across Iran have become the greatest threat to the country’s theocratic government since the 2009 Green Movement demonstrations, evolving from focusing on women’s rights and the state-mandated headscarf, or hijab, …

Thousands march on Sudan coup anniversary to demand civilian rule
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands march on Sudan coup anniversary to demand civilian rule

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in cities across Sudan to demand full civilian rule, marking the first anniversary of a military coup that upended the nation’s short-lived transition to democracy. The Sudan Doctors Committee said in a statement one protester died after being hit by a small truck of security forces while demonstrating in Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum. …

East Iran city, scene of bloody crackdown, sees new protests
2 years, 2 months ago

East Iran city, scene of bloody crackdown, sees new protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A southeastern city in Iran that was the scene of a bloody crackdown last month awoke to new destruction on Saturday, state TV showed, after tensions erupted the day before. Meanwhile, witnesses said antigovernment protests erupted at several universities in Tehran amid heavy security on Saturday, the latest unrest in the nationwide movement first sparked …

2 killed as demonstrations around Iran enter 4th week
2 years, 3 months ago

2 killed as demonstrations around Iran enter 4th week

Associated Press  

SULIMANIYAH, Iraq — Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. In the city of Sanandaj in the Kurdish-majority northern region, one man was shot dead Saturday while driving a car in a major thoroughfare, rights monitors said. The semi-official Fars news agency, …

19 killed, including four elite IRGC members, in Iran attack
2 years, 3 months ago

19 killed, including four elite IRGC members, in Iran attack

Al Jazeera  

An attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The assailants in Friday’s attack hid among worshippers near a mosque in the city of Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province, and then stormed the nearby police station, the state-run IRNA news agency reported …

Amid protests, Iran’s Guard strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq
2 years, 3 months ago

Amid protests, Iran’s Guard strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq

Associated Press  

IRBIL, Iraq — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Monday unleashed a wave of drone and artillery strikes targeting what Tehran says are bases of Iranian Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, a semiofficial news agency reported. It was the second such cross-border assault since Saturday, at a time when Iran is convulsing with protests over the death of a 22-year-old Iranian …

Death toll from Iran unrest climbs to 31 as protests spread
2 years, 3 months ago

Death toll from Iran unrest climbs to 31 as protests spread

The Hindu  

At least 31 civilians have been killed in an Iranian security forces crackdown on protests that erupted over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, an Oslo-based NGO said Thursday. and the government is responding to their peaceful protest with bullets,” Iran Human Rights director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said in a statement, publishing a …

At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death

The Independent  

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At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman’s death in custody spread
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman’s death in custody spread

LA Times  

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in downtown Tehran over the death of a woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police. Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by the …

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify

The Hindu  

At least eight protesters have been killed in Iran in several days of unrest, according to a count of officially announced deaths and those reported by a human rights group. Protests first erupted on Friday in her home province of Kurdistan, where governor Ismail Zarei Koosha said on Tuesday that three persons had been killed, without specifying when. On Wednesday, …

Three Dead in Iran Protests Over Mahsa Amini's Death, Says Governor
2 years, 3 months ago

Three Dead in Iran Protests Over Mahsa Amini's Death, Says Governor

News 18  

Three people have been killed during protests in Iran’s Kurdistan province over the death of a young woman after she was arrested by “morality police”, the region’s governor said Tuesday. “The three were killed suspiciously” as part of “a plot by the enemy”, the governor, Ismail Zarei Koosha, was quoted as saying by Fars news agency, without specifying when the …

Iraq: At least 23 supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr killed in Baghdad clashes
2 years, 4 months ago

Iraq: At least 23 supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr killed in Baghdad clashes

Firstpost  

Overnight, shelling targeted the Green Zone that houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, a security source said, amid angry protests after Sadr announced that he’s quitting politics Baghdad: Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad’s Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead, …

Photos: Fighting between rival Iraqi forces erupts in Baghdad
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Fighting between rival Iraqi forces erupts in Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between rival Iraqi forces is raging for a second day, with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad’s Green Zone – where 30 people have been killed, according to medical sources. The violence began after powerful Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government …

Iraqi cleric’s loyalists heed his call to abandon protests after clashes kill 30
2 years, 4 months ago

Iraqi cleric’s loyalists heed his call to abandon protests after clashes kill 30

LA Times  

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas at the followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr inside the government palace in Baghdad. Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears of instability spreading throughout Iraq and even the region, cleric Muqtada Sadr told his supporters to leave the government quarter where they had rallied. A day later, on Tuesday, Sadr’s supporters …

Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad

India Today  

Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts by Iran-backed groups. Thousands of demonstrators, the followers of influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq’s Green Zone, which houses official buildings and foreign embassies. …

Baghdad: More than 100 injured in clashes as demonstrators storm Iraq’s parliament
2 years, 5 months ago

Baghdad: More than 100 injured in clashes as demonstrators storm Iraq’s parliament

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — More than 100 people have been injured in clashes in Baghdad on Saturday after protesters rallying against the nomination of a new prime minister managed to breach the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone for the second time this week. Outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi urged the protesters to be “calm, patient, and rational,” in a …

Eight reported killed at protests against military rule in Sudan
2 years, 6 months ago

Eight reported killed at protests against military rule in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

Protesters are calling for a return to civilian rule and justice for those killed in a violent crackdown in 2019. Eight people were reported killed as huge crowds took to the streets of Sudan amid a communications blackout to rally against the country’s military leadership that seized power eight months ago. “We’re very, very much gravely concerned by the continued …

Mass anti-coup protests continue in Sudan; 3 killed
2 years, 11 months ago

Mass anti-coup protests continue in Sudan; 3 killed

The Hindu  

Three more people were killed in Sudan, a medical group said, as thousands of people once again took to the streets of the capital and other cities Monday in relentless protests that have rocked the country since a military coup three months ago. Activists said security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters in several locations in …

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general
3 years ago

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general

Al Jazeera  

Marchers call for expulsion of remaining US forces in Iraq as they commemorate General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. “US terrorism has to end”, read one sign at the rally by backers of the pro-Iranian Hashed, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, a former paramilitary alliance that has been integrated into Iraq’s state security apparatus. “Thousands of protesters, members of Iraq’s …

Sudanese security forces kill four anti-coup protesters
3 years ago

Sudanese security forces kill four anti-coup protesters

Al Jazeera  

Four protesters shot dead during the 11th day of major demonstrations in Sudan since the October 25 coup. Sudanese security forces have shot four people dead during nationwide protests, a doctors’ group said, as tens of thousands of people marched against military rule. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said four protesters were shot dead by security forces, three of …

Sudan activists promise escalation after deadliest day since coup
3 years, 1 month ago

Sudan activists promise escalation after deadliest day since coup

Al Jazeera  

Call for escalation comes after 15 anti-coup protesters were killed by security forces on deadliest day in Sudan since military takeover. More than three weeks since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan derailed Sudan’s already fragile transition towards civilian rule, pro-democracy activists are facing an increasingly dangerous struggle in the streets. “We have seen traffic movement on the roads and in residential …

Several anti-coup protesters killed in Sudan as thousands rally
3 years, 1 month ago

Several anti-coup protesters killed in Sudan as thousands rally

Al Jazeera  

The fatalities raised the death toll to 39 following protests in response to the military seizing power on October 25. Thousands of people have taken part in protests against last month’s coup in Sudan, with security forces shooting dead at least 15 people and wounding dozens of others, medics said. The fatalities – all in the capital Khartoum, especially its …

Six protesters killed as Sudanese rally against military coup
3 years, 1 month ago

Six protesters killed as Sudanese rally against military coup

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, killing at least six and wounding several, medics say. The violence on Saturday came as thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets across Sudan yet again to rally against the military’s takeover last month. The rallies, called by the …

Protester killed in Sudan anti-coup rallies
3 years, 1 month ago

Protester killed in Sudan anti-coup rallies

The Hindu  

Sudanese security forces shot dead at least one protester on Saturday in a crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations, medics said, after the military tightened its grip by forming a new ruling council. “One protester was killed in Omdurman by the bullets of the putschist military council,” the Central Committee for Sudanese Doctors said in a statement referring to security forces. Tear …

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent
3 years, 2 months ago

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent

Al Jazeera  

Supporters of political parties that suffered losses in last month’s polls clash with security forces outside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Protests against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election have turned violent in Baghdad, with demonstrators denouncing “fraud” clashing with security forces outside the capital’s high-security Green Zone. The results of the October 10 parliamentary vote showed that a bloc led …

Two protesters shot dead as hundreds of thousands march across Sudan against the military coup
3 years, 2 months ago

Two protesters shot dead as hundreds of thousands march across Sudan against the military coup

ABC  

Military forces shot dead two people during nationwide protests in Sudan, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. Key points: Protesters gathered in the hundreds of thousands in the capital of Khartoum They are protesting the ouster of the Prime Minister in a military coup last …

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces
3 years, 4 months ago

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces

The Hindu  

Thirteen Iraqi policemen were killed in an Islamic State group attack against a checkpoint in the country's north early Sunday, security and medical sources said. The attack, in the region of Al-Rashad around 65 kilometres south of Kirkuk city, took place just after midnight, a senior Iraqi police officer told AFP. The Iraqi government declared the Sunni extremists defeated in …

Violence escalates in water-shortage protests in Iran’s Khuzestan
3 years, 5 months ago

Violence escalates in water-shortage protests in Iran’s Khuzestan

Al Jazeera  

Six nights of protests over water shortages have turned deadly, with three civilians and one police officer killed. Tehran, Iran – A third civilian has died during protests over water shortages in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, authorities confirmed. Iranian authorities said earlier on Wednesday that one police officer, identified by officials as Zargham Parast, was shot dead by “agitators” in …

Iraq protesters demand accountability after killings of activists
3 years, 5 months ago

Iraq protesters demand accountability after killings of activists

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds protest in Baghdad demanding the end of impunity after the killings of dozens of pro-democracy activists. Hundreds of Iraqis have protested in central Baghdad to demand that authorities hold accountable the killers of dozens of activists associated with a long-running protest movement. “We’re here to say that we want to end impunity in Iraq,” Hussein Al-Faili, an 18-year old …

11 Killed as Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops with Hunting Rifles, Firebombs: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

11 Killed as Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops with Hunting Rifles, Firebombs: Report

News 18  

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with hunting rifles and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday. That would take the toll of civilians killed by security forces to over 600 since the junta seized power from the elected government …

Myanmar protests continue amid reports of killings in Yangon
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar protests continue amid reports of killings in Yangon

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses and local media report that at least three people were killed by security forces in Yangon. Protesters and mourners took to the streets of Myanmar amid reports of security forces killing three people in Yangon, just two days after 114 people were killed on the bloodiest day since the February 1 military coup. Two people were killed in another …

1 Syrian killed in anti-Kurdish rally in northeast Syria
3 years, 11 months ago

1 Syrian killed in anti-Kurdish rally in northeast Syria

The Independent  

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Policeman killed, dozens injured in southern Iraq clashes
3 years, 11 months ago

Policeman killed, dozens injured in southern Iraq clashes

The Hindu  

A policeman was killed and dozens of people injured on January 10 in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in southern Iraq, multiple security officials said. The officials said at least 18 protesters were injured and more than 40 among the security forces. Anti-government protests in Iraqs Shia-dominated south have continued sporadically even as protests in Baghdad petered out …

Clashes with cleric's supporters kill 5 in southern Iraq
4 years, 1 month ago

Clashes with cleric's supporters kill 5 in southern Iraq

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Supporters of a firebrand Iraqi …

Several killed after al-Sadr followers storm protest camp in Iraq
4 years, 11 months ago

Several killed after al-Sadr followers storm protest camp in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

Clashes erupted at an anti-government protest site in Najaf when supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr raided the sit-in. Baghdad, Iraq – At least five people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr in southern Iraq. The violence broke out on Wednesday at a protest camp in the holy …

Multiple Rockets Crash Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Amid Anti-Government Protests
4 years, 11 months ago

Multiple Rockets Crash Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Amid Anti-Government Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAGHDAD — Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement. Separately, five katyusha rockets crashed into a river bank near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone without causing any injuries, a statement …

Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded in clashes with security forces as anti-government unrest resumes in Baghdad
4 years, 11 months ago

Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded in clashes with security forces as anti-government unrest resumes in Baghdad

Firstpost  

Baghdad: Dozens of Iraqi protesters were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces who were trying to clear blocked roads, security and medical sources said, as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks. In Baghdad’s Tayaran Square overnight, protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at police who responded with tear gas and …

Anger in Iran over jet’s downing; gunfire disperses protests
4 years, 11 months ago

Anger in Iran over jet’s downing; gunfire disperses protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Popular anger swelled Monday in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner and the government’s attempt to conceal its role in the tragedy, as online videos appeared to show security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests in the streets. “Police did not shoot in the gatherings since broad-mindedness and …

Iraq: Anti-government protesters denounce pro-Iran crowds
5 years ago

Iraq: Anti-government protesters denounce pro-Iran crowds

Al Jazeera  

Anti-gov’t protesters in Baghdad accuse authorities of double standard for not cracking down on pro-Iran demonstrators. Protesters have for months occupied Baghdad’s iconic Tahrir Square, just across the Tigris River from the Green Zone, home to government offices, the United Nations headquarters and foreign embassies. Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn said that the anti-government demonstrators, who have been protesting for nearly …

Protesters attack US Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes
5 years ago

Protesters attack US Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory. “This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken …

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