hundreds vent theirfury in baghdad's tahrir square at the rise of targeted assassinations in the countryal government because our previous demands to reveal the killers of our protesters have been ignored. under the banner "who killed me?" citizens hold up photographs of some of those killed in recent months and years, from human rights activists to journalists in karbala, basra and elsewhere. protesters accuse the government of allowing known perpetrators, thought to be from iranian—backed armed groups, to roam free. after a peaceful start to this planned demonstration, protesters threw bricks and stones. the police used tear gas and live rounds. at least one protester has been killed, with several injured on both sides. iraq's protest movement took off in 2019, forcing a change in prime minister, with demands for an end to foreign meddling and better public services. now there are fears these unchecked killings could continue for months in the lead up to parliamentary elections in october. some activists have fled, others want elections delayed until the killings stop. mark lobel, bbc

the protests was gathered in tahrir square to show support for palestinians in gaza some of the kurds were seen burning israeli flags. even going to its name she joins us now from baghdad. seem like quite a significant presence at that rally. there probably about 5600 protesters almost exclusively men who answered the call by shia cleric solder to protest he called on friday for protests in every province in iraq to show solidarity for palestinians and here in the capital as i said hundreds of mostly good one turned out to show their solidarity was no to a couple of protesters definitely not this man yelling behind me but i spoke to a number of protestors who said that they obviously feel that what's happening in the palestinian territories is a humanitarian issue that needs the response of the international community one man said i don't understand why the world is afraid of palestinian children i don't understand why the world doesn't understand that palestinians deserve dignity to live freely and deserve to have a state there's definitely a sense of empathy also here in iraq with t

to show support for the palestinian people in iraq demonstrators held a rally in the capital's tahrir square many were shouting slogans want some were seen burning israeli flags they were similar scenes in the u.k. thousands of people in london called on the government to take immediate action to help end the fighting and in the u.s. solidarity protests were held in several cities including the capital washington accusing u.s. government of funding what they call israeli war and torture in palestine there were also launched demonstrations in both new york and boston. those are the headlines on al-jazeera i'll have more news for you after inside story do stay with us it's a very bleak picture for a lot of americans out there white supremacy impacts all of our you if you're putting more money into the hands of some workers taking money out of the hands of other workers their own goes to their camp it becomes us versus them this is the deal about constraining your nuclear program the bottom line on the big questions on out is iraq. is a 3rd intifada on the way some are warning of a new palestin

demonstrators gathered in tahrir square to show support for palestinians in gaza some in the crowds were seen burning israeli flags. has more now from fact that. i spoke to a number of protesters who said that they obviously feel that what's happening in the palestinian territories is a humanitarian issue that needs the response of the international community one man said i don't understand why the world is afraid of palestinian children i don't understand why the world doesn't understand that palestinians deserve dignity to live freely and deserve to have a state there's definitely a sense of empathy also here in iraq with the palestinians particularly in gaza they too are frustrated with the government i spent 10 days last month in gaza i did a number of stories and i got a very distinct sense of what's happening on the ground there what are the things that everyone should know as they look at what's happening there this week is that right before this conflagration began the hope was that the palestinians would launch their 1st elections in 15 years legislative elections people are ext

hundreds vent theirfury in baghdad's tahrir square at the rise of targeted assassinations in the countryto demand - the dismissal of the central government because our previous demands to reveal the killers of our protesters have been ignored. under the banner "who killed me?" citizens hold up photographs of some of those killed in recent months and years, from human rights activists to journalists in karbala, basra and elsewhere. protesters accuse the government of allowing known perpetrators, thought to be from iranian—backed armed groups, to roam free. after a peaceful start to this planned demonstration, protesters threw bricks and stones. the police used tear gas and live rounds. at least one protester has been killed, with several injured on both sides. iran's protest movement took off in 2019, forcing a change in prime minister, with demands for an end to foreign meddling and better public services. iraq's protest movement took off in 2019, forcing a change in prime minister, with demands for an end to foreign meddling and better public services. now there are fears these unchecke

tell you, ocratic leaders do not want to see huge gatherings of people in their squares, look at tahrir square in cairo, a human rights group will tell you the president wouldn't want to see a large gathering there. and a second thing, a big diplomatic shift in this region. and that is the normalization of agreements, other countries trying to normalize their relationship with israel, which means a much more muted criticism when it comes to the latest clashes, the unfolding violence that we're seeing across the region there and inside gaza as well. and it means the arab streets are also being asked to remain quiet, that's something the protesters told me over and over again, they're angry with arab leadership. they feel disappointed by their own governments and feel they need to come out to show solidarity with the palestinian people and to remind the community at large that they are not forgotten and it is important to remember, many people were palestinian descendants, this is something at their heart and soul, kim. >> interesting, thank you so much for your reporting there, salma abdelaziz,