Hundreds already dead in crackdown against growing protests over rampant corruption and clientelism; UN calls for 'maximum restraint,' including no use of live ammunition

Adel Abdel Mahdi under threat as his two main backers discuss his removal and spiraling anti-government protests kill over 240

More than 800 wounded when security forces open fire on crowds in Karbala in one of worst attacks since demonstrators began anti-government rallies

Protesters over rampant unemployment and corruption continue to gather throughout the country despite curfews, threats of arrest and violence that has left nearly 240 dead

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have clashed with riot police in mass rallies across the country that have left 33 dead

Demonstrators clash with police defying curfews, tear gas and live fire amid an internet blackout, as they rage against corruption and unemployment