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    How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the Iraq protests Jump to media player From a nuisance to a necessity, tuk-tuks have become an integral part of ongoing demonstrations.
    • 31 Oct
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    Iraq protesters defy curfew Jump to media player Authorities declared a night-time curfew in Karbala and the capital, Baghdad.
    • 29 Oct
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    Iraq protests: Crowds flee as tear gas is fired Jump to media player Nearly 100 people are now known to have died in continuing anti-government protests in Iraq
    • 05 Oct
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    Violence in second day of protests in Baghdad Jump to media player Police fire tear gas and live ammunition in an attempt to disperse anti-government protesters.
    • 03 Oct
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  • Protesters and security forces face off in Iraq
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    Thousands take to the streets to protest in Iraq Jump to media player There have been reports of deaths and hundreds of injuries as protests spread through Iraqi cities.
    • 02 Oct
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    Meet Cairo's female tuk-tuk drivers Jump to media player Tuk-tuks are predominantly driven by men in Egypt, but the country's economic woes are driving more women to it as a means of earning a living.
    • 25 Oct 16
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    India exports tuk-tuks to Africa Jump to media player The tuk-tuk or "auto rickshaw", a traffic-dodging staple on the streets of India, is starting to make its way across Africa.
    • 14 Jul 17
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Iraq protests: How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the protests

Tuk-tuks, otherwise known as rickshaws, have gone from being a nuisance to a necessity in the ongoing demonstrations in Iraq.

Read more: Iraq PM 'will resign if replacement is found'

  • 31 Oct 2019
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