Five activists from the Iraqi Kurdish province of Duhok were freed from prison on Thursday, having served two-year sentences for allegedly taking part in a demonstration against Turkish military aggression in the area, a defence lawyer said. The five men, from the town of Shiladze, allegedly took part in a demonstration on 26 January 2019 after Turkish airstrikes killed at least six civilians a week prior. The demonstration soon turned violent, with protesters storming and torching a Turkish military base. Two civilians were killed in the protest when Turkish and Iraqi Kurdish forces tried to disperse the angry crowd. The five men - Nechirvan Badie, Mahmood Naji, Yusu
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