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The Iraqi government has initiated an investigation into the violent dispersal of a demonstration on Tuesday, where more than 25 healthcare graduates were injured as riot police used water cannons and batons against protestors in Baghdad’s Green Zone. The demonstrators, organised by three major health syndicates, were demanding jobs for the previous year’s healthcare graduates. Human rights groups have condemned the security forces’ actions, viewing the crackdown as emblematic of a broader culture of impunity for state violence. The protest saw thousands of people marching toward the Green Zon…

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