Rallies, conferences and events marking International Women's Day take place across the globe, focusing on abortion, equal pay and an end to gender repressive laws in countries including Afghanistan and Iran.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleRallies, conferences and events marking International Women's Day have taken place across the globe, with a focus on abortion, equal pay and an end to gender repressive laws in countries including Afghanistan and Iran.
Demonstrators called for equality in their own countries and also in places like Afghanistan and Iran, where women have been stripped of basic rights. Demonstrators gathered on Wednesday at Miami's Freedom Tower to protest a proposed ban on abortions after six weeks.In Mexico, hundreds of women marched against gender-based violence, while activists said about 200 women were still in prison under outdated anti-abortion state laws, even though the country's Supreme Court decriminalised abortion last year.
In Japan — which ranked 116 out of 146 countries on gender parity in a World Economic Forum global report last year — chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said progress had been made on improving women's working conditions but more had to be done. He singled out a military paramedic and a journalist for fulfilling their duties during the war in Ukraine, which the Kremlin calls "a special military operation".
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised women for their role in defending the nation against Russia, pointing to those who "teach, study, rescue, heal, fight — fight for Ukraine".In Istanbul, Türkiye, many demonstrators wore purple, which represents dignity and justice.
In Türkiye, thousands of women defied a ban on protests to hold what they called a "feminist night march" to protest Türkiye's withdrawal from a key European treaty protecting women from domestic violence.In London, activists hold placards reading "Woman, Life, Freedom" feature portraits of women who were killed in Iran.
The death last September of 23-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of morality police in Tehran unleashed the biggest anti-government protests in Iran in years.
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