Iraq releases detained Kurdish Makhmour representatives
The Iraqi authorities have released the representatives of Makhmour Camp after 37 days of detention in Baghdad, amid ongoing restrictions imposed on the camp.
On May 14, the Iraqi authorities detained a delegation from the Makhmour People’s Council while they were returning from Baghdad after an official meeting with the Iraqi Ministry of Justice to discuss the crisis of personal identification cards and the siege imposed on the camp since April 10.
According to Roj News Agency, the Iraqi authorities released the detained Makhmour representatives after 37 days. The delegation included Ahmed Shahbaz, the deputy head of the Martyred Rustam Judy – Makhmour Camp Residents’ Council, Edban Yilmaz, the deputy mayor, and Biwar Amin, the deputy head of the Foreign Relations Committee.
The detention sparked widespread public outrage and protests among the camp’s residents and the Kurdish community, demanding the release of the representatives and the securing of their basic rights.
It is worth noting that Makhmour Camp has been under a severe siege by Iraqi authorities since April 10, which includes preventing construction materials from entering the camp, banning workers from traveling to Baghdad or other cities for work, and refusing to renew the identification cards of the camp’s residents.
Additionally, the siege imposed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s forces has been ongoing since July 17, 2019, when they prohibited entry and exit from the camp and halted the movement of its residents to cities in southern Kurdistan, particularly Erbil. This has significantly exacerbated the suffering of the camp’s residents over time.
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