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In this Friday, March 6, 2020 photo, protesters rest in their sit-in tent, in Baghdad, Iraq. The youthful protesters are struggling to keep their movement going after one set-back after another, now capped by fears over the coronavirus outbreak. Where once Baghdad’s Tahrir Square had seen thousands every day, now only a few hundred protesters turn up. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

In this Friday, March 6, 2020 photo, protesters rest in their sit-in tent, in Baghdad, Iraq. The youthful protesters are struggling to keep their movement going after one set-back after another, now capped by fears over the coronavirus outbreak. Where once Baghdad’s Tahrir Square had seen thousands every day, now only a few hundred protesters turn up. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/H…

March 13, 2020

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Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
March 13, 2020 11:05 p.m.

Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going

BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes have sprouted up. Loudspeakers resound with calls by activists for funds to keep their hard-fought revolution alive.