Students join Iraq protests as violent deaths continue
Authorities have announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in Baghdad.
At least two anti-government protesters have been killed and 105 injured in clashes with security forces in Baghdad.
The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces.
The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq’s majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally.
The demonstrations are fuelled by anger at corruption, economic stagnation and poor public services.
“It’s a student revolution, no to the government, no to parties!” demonstrators chanted in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the protests.
Security forces have fired tear gas and stun grenades to keep protesters from crossing a main bridge leading to the Green Zone, home to government offices and embassies.
At least 72 protesters have been killed since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month.
