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A wall covered with protestor's murals on Sadoon Street in the city centre.
Since the beginning of October 2019 huge anti-government protests have shaken the country. People demanding reforms and an end to corruption and foreign intervention have been met with fierce brutality from security forces. In October alone more than 200 people were said to have been killed.
Since the beginning of October 2019 huge anti-government protests have shaken the country. People demanding reforms and an end to corruption and foreign intervention have been met with fierce brutality from security forces. In October alone more than 200 people were said to have been killed.
Ivor Prickett/Panos Pictures 22 Nov 2019