The anti-power protest movement is still mobilized in Iraq. The repression too. Since October 1, the popular revolt has spread in Baghdad, the capital, but also in major cities of the country. In two months, it has left nearly 460 dead and at least 9,000 injured, according to the United Nations count.

But beyond the repression, it is the kidnappings of prominent members of the protest movement that worry. Protesters fear above all more and more arrests. The demonstrators accuse the authorities of doing nothing. The most eminent members of the protest movement have disappeared from Tahrir Square.

"Terrorism has become visible, says Ali Jawad, a protester in Tahrir Square. People often move with weapons in their hands on the street, and we do not know if these people are linked to popular mobilization units or it's just gangs. "

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has identified since the beginning of October, 49 assassinations or attempted assassinations and 72 attempted abductions targeting activists or employees of various media.

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