PM:01:04:14/07/2025
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Coalition 19 Network on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a protester and the repression of a peaceful demonstration in Warte, a district in the Rawandz area of Erbil province. The incident occurred during Sunday night's protest over lack of basic services.
According to the coalition, the demonstrators were peacefully demanding their constitutional right to electricity and essential services when security forces opened fire. The victim, Hassan Abdulrahman, an emergency police officer and father of five, was killed, and three others were injured. Video footage circulating online shows a man in civilian clothes shooting at demonstrators, which the coalition described as a blatant act of violence against peaceful assembly.
Coalition 19 called the incident a clear violation of the right to life and peaceful protest, urging an immediate and transparent investigation into the killing. The coalition expressed its solidarity with the victims’ families and called on civil society organizations to increase pressure on relevant authorities to ensure justice and prevent future occurrences.