Wave of protests in Iraq
Despite a government-ordered “lockdown” designed to prevent them, demonstrators took to the streets in Iraq on 25 February in at least 17 cities, protesting against government corruption and neglect of basic services. The Washington Post reports that Iraqi security forces detained about 300 people, including prominent journalists, artists, and lawyers in the aftermath of the Friday protests.The demonstrations are part of the biggest wave of social upheaval since Saddam Hussein’s regime fell. The growing movement has included significant workers’ militancy, particularly amongst workers in the...