It is reported by Anadolu with reference to the data of the High Commission on Human Rights of the country.
It is noted that 17 thousand people were injured.
Earlier, the UN Security Council called on the Iraqi government to investigate cases of violence against protesters.
It was noted that Security Council members expressed concern about the deaths of protesters, the arrest of unarmed people and the use of armed groups to carry out extrajudicial killings.
On November 30, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi filed a letter of resignation with the country’s House of Representatives amid ongoing mass protests since early October because of corruption, unemployment, and poor living conditions.