Al Jazeera: Several killed as Iraq protests escalate, spread nationwide
Reports of curfews in southern cities and nationwide internet access largely cut off as anti-gov't rallies turn violent.
At least three protesters and one policeman have been killed in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriya, according to a monitoring group, after nationwide anti-government protests devolved into violence that saw security forces fire live rounds and tear gas for a second straight day.
The deaths on Wednesday came a day after at least two protesters - one in the capital, Baghdad, and one in Nasiriya - were killed and hundreds of people were wounded in clashes between police and protesters angry at unemployment, corruption and poor public services.
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Calls for restraint after deadly Iraq protests -- AFP
Stagnant politics, graft and slow recovery fuel new Iraqi unrest -- Reuters
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It could be worse. They could be run by socialists like Maduro or Bernie ( or some other group of random pervs).
Horrifying video shows Venezuelan prison guards torturing prisoners by having roosters fight on their backs as they lay face down naked on the cell floor and get beaten with bats
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7529471/Venezuelan-prison-guards-torture-inmates-fighting-roosters-beat-sticks.html
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