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| Iraqi riot police block the road from protesters in Baghdad, 4 March. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (IPS/AJ) - Hundreds of people have converged on Baghdad's Tahrir, or Liberation, Square on 4 March for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the Iraqi capital.
The Baghdad demonstration was one of many taking place across the country on Friday, including in the port of Basra and the holy city of Najaf.
In the southern city of Basra, about 1,000 people gathered at the Basra provincial council building. Last week the protests in the city led to the resignation of the governor. This week, protesters demanded that the provincial council step down and essential services such as water and electricity be improved.
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