Fresh protests in Rania over killing of six demonstrators

Protests have been taking place in Rania since early hours of the morning while all shops in town remain closed.

After killing of six people during demonstrations against the Kurdistan Regional Government in Rania, several thousand people took it to the streets early on Wednesday morning.

Dressed mostly in black protestors are chanting “martyrs are immortal” and marching through the streets of Rania.

There are also reports of mass demonstrations in Suleymaniyah’s Sarezur district where thousands are protesting Kurdistan Regional Government.

The peshmargas loyal to Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) killed six demonstrators in Rania on Tuesday. Protests turned violent after that and the offices of KDP and PUK were set on fire by the demonstrators.