At least 301 people have been killed and nearly 15,000 have been injured in Iraq since the start of anti-government protests in October, the Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said in a statement.
The higher death toll includes two people who were killed Friday in the southern city of Basra during violent protests, the IHCR said. Basra is an oil-rich city located some 450 kilometers south of Iraq's capital Baghdad.Another 100 people were wounded in Basra as Iraqi security forces used teargas and live bullets.Iraqi demonstrators gather in al-Khalani square in central Baghdad on November 9.
Read MoreYoung Iraqis and Lebanese aren't just demanding better societies. They're creating them at protest sitesFollowing the deadly response from Iraqi security forces, demonstrators are calling for early elections and demanding that the government step down.Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi agreed to resign on October 31 after weeks of anti-government protests.
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