Iraq: Man Dies in Police Drug Unit Custody

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Click to expand Image Iraqi police patrol a street in Baghdad, June 28, 2026.

© 2026 Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – A 22-year-old man detained for drug use died in police custody in late June 2026, a day after Iraqi police removed him from a hospital in the southern city of Najaf while he was being…

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Source & verification

Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 18, 2026

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