the murder of activist Ihab Al Wazni

Dozens of activists, journalists and members of civil society groups have been assassinated, kidnapped and threatened since the start of widespread protests nearly two years ago. The protest movement, which grew rapidly in October 2019, has called for more employment opportunities, better public services and an end to corruption.

The government has been under pressure to find and punish the killers of activists calling for reforms, with public concern mounting over the frequency of these attacks.

Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, who came to power in May after street pressure forced his predecessor, Adel Abdul Mahdi to resign, pledged to protect rallies and arrest those responsible for past violence.

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The port of Faw will provide 700 job opportunities during the coming days as a first stage after the financial allocations allocated to the port are launched in the current budget, and this number represents part of the total between 10 to 15 thousand job opportunities in the five projects signed by the government with The Korean company "Daewoo"./ Baghdad - INA

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