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Dozens of Basra activists arrested

Shiite militias in Basra arrested dozens of civil rights activists for participating in demonstrations and accused the US Consulate of instigating the demonstrations.

Protesters throw documents as they stand on concrete blast walls during an anti-government protest near the burnt building of the government office in Basra, Iraq September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani - RC1B9ABCCF30
Protesters throw documents as they stand on concrete blast walls during an anti-government protest near a burnt government building in Basra, Iraq, Sept. 7, 2018. — Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani

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