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More than 40 days of popular mobilization against the government in Iraq and no shadow of a solution to get the country out of the crisis. The street calls for the resignation of all leaders deemed incompetent and corrupt, and calls for international aid.
The only response so far from the authorities is the violent crackdown on the protesters. " In your country, the slightest incident leads to a wave of indignation, chain condemnations and over-mediaization, but here nobody seems to care about us," said Ahmed, a protester met in Baghdad by our special envoys, Sami Boukhelifa. Boris Vichith . We have thousands of wounded, hundreds of deaths and yet that does not seem to move anyone. I do not know, maybe the life of an Iraqi is worth less than that of others. "
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Amer, Ahmed calls for international help, like other protesters. " The international community must do something for us. Look at our banners in the demonstrations, they are written in English so that our message reaches the whole world. " The United Nations must intervene in Iraq ," he continues. Every night, the gates of hell open here in Baghdad. The repression is appalling : live ammunition, killings, kidnappings. The UN must act to stop this bloodbath. "
Since 1 October, 319 people have been killed, mainly demonstrators, according to an official report. And a political agreement reached last week under the impetus of Iran's envoy to Iraq to end the protests has caused fears of " a bloodbath ". As the death toll began to rise again and the center of Baghdad turned into a battlefield, the United Nations multiplied announcements and meetings.
Use of real bullets
On Monday, Unami , the UN's assistance mission in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, visited Najaf, where Grand Ayatollah Sistani sits. There, she announced that the highest religious authority for the majority of Shiites in Iraq had endorsed its road map, which includes a review of the electoral law within two weeks.
It will be received in Parliament this Wednesday, November 13, for a meeting during which reforms could be considered. The parliamentary commission for human rights, criticizing the authorities, announced that it would draw up at this meeting a report on the management of the crisis.
The UN and human rights activists have insurgent themselves against the use of live ammunition, the death of some 20 protesters hit by tear gas canisters, their tattered skulls, arrests, kidnappings and other intimidation used to stop the demonstrations.