In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 photo, anti-government protesters enter a makeshift disinfecting booth set up by the protesters to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq. Where once Baghdads Tahrir Square had seen thousands every day, now only a few hundred protesters turn up. The youthful protesters are struggling to keep their movement going after one set-back after another, now capped by fears over the virus outbreak. For most people,…
March 13, 2020
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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.