Female activists claim abuse at Iraq rallies

2012-08-23 20

Pro-democracy protests across the Middle East and North Africa have brought women onto the streets in a way they have not been seen before.

But in Iraq women say they are being attacked and sexually abused during demonstrations -- in a manner that appears to be symptomatic of wider problems in the country.

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Baghdad.

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