In the south-east of Iraq, in the city of Nasiriya, a family is struggling to mourn. One of the sons of the family, named Haider, lost his life in the demonstrations of October 3rd. Our reporters met his mother, an employee of the city's university.
She laments: "They could not save him because he had lost too much blood, the bullet went through his chest, why do they shoot live ammunition, and why do not they shoot? do not shoot in the legs, or in the air to scare them? " The father, Ali Hussein, also an employee of Nasiriya University, summarizes: "Two hours before his death, I defended the government, since I am against."
Every day, the two bereaved parents go to downtown Nasiriyah to demonstrate; they refuse that their son has died in vain.
On the side of the police, the newly appointed General al-Koraïchi assures that "since taking office, he has ordered that no more live ammunition be fired". He promises a job "hand in hand with the demonstrators for security to be assured".
This logic of appeasement contrasts with the repression at the beginning of the movement. The authorities are aware that each new death feeds the anger of the protesters.