On 4 October, 964media reported that Nujaba demanded immediate release of people detained after trampling American and Israeli flags at Baghdad’s Sovereignty Day parade. It attributed to Nujaba the characterization of the arrests as a dangerous precedent and the argument that the detainees were exercising freedom of expression. Rudaw also reported Nujaba’s immediate-release demand.
- Rudaw04 Oct, 19:42
“Iran-backed Nujaba demands ‘immediate’ release of detainees over US flag desecration”
Iran-backed Nujaba demands ‘immediate’ release of detainees over US flag desecration
- 964media04 Oct, 20:06
“Harakat al-Nujaba demanded the immediate release of the people arrested for desecrating a U.S. flag at a Sovereignty Day parade in Baghdad, calling the detentions a “dangerous precedent” and saying they had been exercising freedom of expression by trampling American and Israeli flags.”
Harakat al-Nujaba demanded the immediate release of the people arrested for desecrating a U.S. flag at a Sovereignty Day parade in Baghdad, calling the detentions a “dangerous precedent” and saying they had been exercising freedom of expression by trampling American and Israeli flags.
The fuller account records a challenge to the grounds for detention, rather than merely a request for the detainees’ release.