The Iraqi government detains and tortures peaceful demonstrators from Tahrir Square.

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In today s demonstration of Tahrir square, the youth marched towards the

bridge in order to cross to the Green Zone, and chanted the slogan of Ousting

the System . The security forces - under the "General Commander of Armed

Forces" Mr. Nouri Al Miliki gave orders to detain and torture all the

organizers of the demonstration. Division 11 of the Iraqi army (army

intelligence) took pictures of all the demonstrators including the OWFI women.

The same division used civilian cars to arrest tens of demonstrators into
detainment.








Alaa Nabil, Ahmad Husein, and Ahmad Jassim from the Feruary 25 Group

were detained in addition to fifteen others from the northeastern side of

Tahrir Square. Both Ahmad Husein and Ahmad Jassim were released after one hour of

severe beating and torture. Alaa Nabil is still detained, and is expected to be

enduring heavy torture or may even be killed, as he was threatened to be killed

by the same security forces on March 22nd and to dispose of his body
where it cannot be found.








The Organization of Women s Freedom in Iraq is a founding member

of the February 25 Youth Group and cooperated with them to organize
peacefully since February 25 and till this day of April 8.








The February 25 Group consists of freedom-loving youth of Iraq

who rebel against the extreme corruption of Al Maliki s government and the

joblessness which the majority of the youth experience. They demand provision

of electricity and general freedoms as basic human rights which the government

should provide. The main organizers of the group such as Alaa Nabil and Ali

Salam have lost bodily parts under physical assaults of sectarian militia and

US military forces, the spokesperson of the group Firas Ali says. He continues:

"All that we are demanding is that the Green Zone monopolizers share some

of the resources with the people, and also our freedom to organize peaceful
demonstrations. At this point we worry about the safety of Alaa Nabil".








The Organization of Women s Freedom in Iraq demands the immediate

release of Alaa Nabil, and that the officers in charge of torturing the

demonstrators be taken to court, and that the Iraqi securitymilitary

institutions respect the constitutional rights of the Iraqi people to
demonstrate peacefully.










Once again, Iraq is being ruled by despots who have no regard for human
lives or rights, and under the claims of an American-style democracy this time.







Yanar Mohammed




Organization of Women s Freedom in Iraq



Friday, April 08, 2011

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