ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
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(L) Composer Jimema Maldonado; (R) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2019 march in Mexico City in front of Palacio Bellas Artes. The purple "Ni una mas!" is a permanent monument- also called the Anti-monument- to murdered women in Mexico and femicide in the heart of the city.
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