An Iraqi Shia man holds a large image of of dead Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he grieves in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP
Shia Muslims place candles in front of a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a candle march and protest near a mosque in New Delhi, India, on March 1, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes. — Reuters
Hundreds of Iraqi Shia Muslims chant anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, during a rally the day after the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a symbolic funeral in the district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.
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