Riham Yaqoob, a female Iraqi activist and doctor who led local anti-government protests was shot dead in the Iraqi city of Basra on Wednesday August 19.
Following the murder of Yaqoob, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi dismissed Basra’s chief of police and other security officials. He also vowed to “do everything necessary for the security forces to undertake their duties”.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi said;
“Complicity with the killers and submitting to their threats is rejected and we will do everything necessary for the ministry of interior and security agencies to carry out the task of protecting the security of society from the threats of outlaws.”
A #woman activist and #medic , Dr Riham Yaqoob, was shot dead today in #Basra in south #Iraq , where #Iran-backed militias have been targeting protesters and critics. Iraqi activists are living in fear as assassinations are becoming increasingly frequent pic.twitter.com/RUDcX22bFn
— Donatella Rovera (@DRovera) August 19, 2020
Activist Reham Yaqoob who was killed today in #Basra here at a #IraqProtests calling out the corrupt politicians who condemned residents of Basra & south #Iraq to get sick from contaminated filthy #water — https://t.co/VzAD4sER1k
— Donatella Rovera (@DRovera) August 19, 2020