Last Friday, thousands of working class Iraqis once again broke through the fortified barriers around the Green Zone in Baghdad and managed to enter parliamentary offices. Unlike the previous month, many demonstrators were shot and an unknown number were killed and injured. This latest mass demonstration is a continuation of the widespread anger against the government for the increasing inequality, corruption and sectarianism that affects the lives of working class communities in Iraq.
Last Friday, thousands of working class Iraqis once again broke through the fortified barriers around the Green Zone in Baghdad and managed to enter parliamentary offices. Unlike the previous month, many demonstrators were shot and an unknown number were killed and injured. This latest mass demonstration is a continuation of the widespread anger against the government for the increasing inequality, corruption and sectarianism that affects the lives of working class communities in Iraq.
