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iraq_protest.jpgThe Iraqi authorities said they had released almost all prisoners and Iraqi television reported on Monday that Iraq's jails were empty.

In Iraq the only public demonstrations allowed are ones that are officially sanctioned. This one was extraordinary because it was not.

The demonstrators turned up unannounced outside the Ministry of Information, demanding to know the fate of their relatives.

Some said they were waiting for news of family members jailed for over a decade.

» Iraqi protest over missing prisoners

Excerpt made on Tuesday October 22, 2002 at 06:11 PM



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