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Iraq’s crackdown on booze, social media posts raises alarm

Por: Portland Press Herald World March 11, 2023

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People buy alcohol in a liquor store in Baghdad on Thursday. Hadi Mizban/Associated Press BAGHDAD — Only a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning alcohol imports and arresting people over social media content deemed morally offensive. The crackdown has raised alarm among religious minorities and rights activists. Some see the measures as an attempt by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia... + full article



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