Defiant protesters back in Baghdad square within an hour of slaughter
(The Guardian Iran)

Demonstrators grow ever more determined to force real political change in Iraq despite a bloody crackdown which left over 20 deadThe gunshots emptied protesters from Baghdad´s Khilani square in minutes, but as nearby streets filled with the crush of people running for their lives, two men stayed on, waving a vast Shia banner in defiance of the bloodshed around them.The pair must have known they were in the gunmen´s crosshairs, and soon one of them crumpled, hit by a bullet. But their determination to continue was a powerful message to authorities and militias trying to crush Iraq´s popular uprising by force. Continue reading...