Ali Al Safi (left), 35, travelled from the southern province of Thi Qar to serve the protesters with food. All photos: Sinan Mahmoud/The National
Mohammed Jassim Saad, 60, signs the lawsuit to be sent to the Supreme Federal Court in which he demands that parliament is dissolved and early elections are held.
Three-wheeled rickshaws, known as tuk-tuks, shuttle followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr to and from the parliament building.
Packs of bottled water and food are stacked outside the parliament building, sent by volunteers for the protesters.
The sit-in outside the parliament is the latest chapter in Iraq’s 10-month political deadlock over forming the new government since elections in October.
Murtadha Riyadh, 19, splashes cold water on his face to beat the heat outside the tent he and others sleep in.
Caps are up for grabs outside the parliament.
Sheep and cows are tied up outside the parliament to feed the protesters.
A lorry full of air coolers outside the parliament for the protesters.
A protester sits outside the parliament next to an announcement that urges followers of Mr Al Sadr to follow his statements on Twitter.
Volunteers unload ice blocks from a pick-up truck for the protesters.
Moqtada Al Sadr’s followers prepare for the worst - in pictures
