Monday, October 07, 2019

Iraq, as captured in Mustafa Habib's Tweets



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  • The Iraqi parliament will hold a special session tomorrow to consider the demands of the demonstrators. So far, no information has been given as to whether there will be representatives of the demonstrators or not (4)
  • An hour ago the Internet is back to the country, while the protest are going down in many of Iraqi cities. The government has launched a package of decisions that includes thousands of jobs for graduates and unemployed (3)
  • He stresses on "prevention use of bullets against protesters & prosecution those who used peaceful protests to attack the protesters & security forces & investigation must be opened about this, what happened is unacceptable" (2)
  • Breaking: Iraqi president Barham salih gives speech to the people: The protests are launched because of poor service & need for people to improve living situation, this is need a real reforms,& a ministerial amendment must be made, should support that by all (1)
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    Cette fois, les protestations sont menées par une autre génération d'Irakiens, nés au 21e siècle, qui ont grandi avec Justin Bieber & Facebook La génération qui a su placer des chansons religieuses dans des airs de rap. Par
  • spoke four months ago, but no one listen

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    In Iraq, the kids are definitely not alright, says , explaining this weekend's protestors' motivations:
  • The sixth day of :- 104 killed & 6107 wounded (the highest number compared to to all protests in the country after 2003) Largest protests in , and No internet in all country except KRG Less media coverage, main channels has been closed
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    . great analysis on the generational divide fuelling the Iraq protests. The young want a state that delivers on the hopes they've grown up with. They won't settle for the same old kleptocracy
  • My Latest This time the protests have been led by a different generation of Iraqis, those born in the 21st century, who have grown up with Justin Bieber & Facebook, This is the generation who have tuned religious songs into rap tunes.









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