The story: Clashes between protesters and riot police in Baghdad have left at least two people dead and more than 100 injured. Demonstrations have swept several Iraqi cities over a renewed wave of targeted killings of journalists and political activists. Many Iraqis believe the assassinations have been carried out by armed groups backed by neighboring Iran.

The coverage: The leftist Al-Mada daily has reported that the protests on May 25 had been in the works since the May 9 killing of Ihab Al-Wazni...