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Encroachments of ancient sites continues in Iraq

Azzaman reports (July 19^th): Areas designated as archaeologically significant in Iraq are no longer immune from encroachments in a country where the role of law and order is diminishing.

More and more ancient mounds are being lost to builders and private entrepreneurs, said Abdulzahra al-Talaqani the department’s spokesman.

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More than 42,000 Iraqi detainees await trial

Azzaman reports (July 18^th): There were 42,223 detainees in Iraq at the end of June, a judicial source said.

He did not say how long does it take on average for an Iraqi detainee to stay in jail before trail.

Iraqi security forces have massive powers to detain suspects for long periods even in the absence of conclusive evidence.

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More than 6 million Iraqis cannot read and write

  

Azzaman reports (July 21^st): There are more than six million illiterate people in Iraq, most of them women, according to the parliamentary committee on education.

“Iraq possess an army of illiterates of more than six million people, and the majority them are women,” said Moona al-Maamouri, member of the committee.

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