Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of Hillah in the Babylon governorate, in defiance of the recent crackdown on protesters by the Iraqi government during the anti-corruption protests that began in October 2019; security forces have killed over 600 people via sheer brutality and the indiscriminate use of live ammunition for over a year as a form of crowd control.
Organizers stated that the widespread campaign of arrests & repression on activists and protesters will not discourage Hillah, and anti-government actions will continue regardless of any government crackdown.
