residents of Chra community in Duhok’s Bardarash district protested on Wednesday June 30,2021 (NRT Digital Media)
2021-06-30
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SULAIMANI — Blocking the main road between Duhok and Erbil on Wednesday (June 30), residents of Chra community in Duhok’s Bardarash district protested about the lack of electricity in the area.
It is the latest protest related to poor public services, with similar protests taking place in Dukan, Erbil city, Penjwen, Bazian, and Kalar over the past week. Though the protests are not coordinated, with local residents acting in response to the conditions that they face every day, the causes and demands are remarkably similar.
Like the other demonstrators, the demands of the protesters in Chra community are two-fold.
First, that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) provide better and more reliable public services, like water and electricity, and create local job opportunities.
Second, that the government answer their demands in a substantive way. At many similar protests, demonstrators have told reporters that they have raised their complaints with the government many times, only to receive no response and see no action taken to address their issues.
On Wednesday, the security forces in Chra community, which are affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), broke up the demonstration and cleared the road, but local officials have not commented about the root cause of the protest.
(NRT Digital Media)