An Iraqi man helps an injured fellow protester during clashes with anti-riot forces at the Al Khilani square in Baghdad, Iraq, 14 November 2019.
Security forces killed at least three more protesters in the capital Baghdad on Thursday.
Nearly 260 protesters have been killed and 10,000 more injured in anti-government protests and violent incidents since 01 October 2019, according to medical officials and rights groups.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that security forces had fired on medical workers, tents, and ambulances with tear gas and live ammunition, punishing them for treating protesters.
Via Al Jazeera
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