Kurds displaced from Iraq s disputed areas to face difficulties voting in upcoming elections Many Kurdish citizens from Iraq s disputed areas who were displaced after the 2017 attack led by Iran-aligned militias and the Iraqi military are having difficulty updating the documentation they need to vote. 2021/01/17 18:27
January 16th was the last date for registration of parties and political entities wishing to participate in the elections. (Photo: Archive)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A senior lawmaker in the Iraqi Parliament on Sunday claimed that many Kurdish voters from the disputed regions of Kirkuk and Nineveh provinces might not be able to vote in the upcoming early elections.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 11 2021
A voter casts his vote at a polling station at Katwe playground in Kampala during the 2016 presidential elections. Going by previous experiences, the question and possibility of whether elections will be free and fair, let alone being credible, is contested. PHOTO | FILE
Summary
Arrests. Last Thursday, the police arrested other members of NUP party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi during the campaign trail. The 17 remaining members who had escaped were arrested at Kakoli Village in Budaka District, handcuffed and taken to Mbale Central Police Station.
A week ago, police had waylaid and arrested 126 Bobi Wine supporters in the islands of Kalangala District.
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