{"id":34546,"date":"2019-11-06T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=34546"},"modified":"2019-11-06T15:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:04:00","slug":"iraq-deadly-protests-leave-christians-between-hope-and-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2019\/11\/06\/iraq-deadly-protests-leave-christians-between-hope-and-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAQ: DEADLY PROTESTS LEAVE CHRISTIANS BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the country\u2019s challenges and problems. The protests have been violent in Baghdad and several other cities.\u00a0 Mosul residents told Aid to the Church in Need that after three years of war, people are tired of violence and \u201cdo not want war anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pope Francis said recently during his General Audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square, \u201cWhile I express my condolence for the victims and my closeness to their families and to the wounded, I invite the Authorities to listen to the cry of the population that asks for a worthy and tranquil life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI exhort all Iraqis, with the support of the international community, to follow the way of dialogue and of reconciliation and to seek just solutions to the country\u2019s challenges and the problems. I pray so that that martyred people may find peace and stability after so many years of war and violence when it has suffered so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of the issues highlighted by protestors in Baghdad are the same ones faced by young Christians: unemployment, corruption, and a government motivated by Iranian interests. In the Nineveh Plains, many Christians live under the control of Iranian-backed militias, who have been accused of extorting the local population, interfering with the economy, and intimidating minorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the protests began on October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, at least 200 protesters have been killed at the hands of the Iraqi police. 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