Women take to the streets across the world demanding end to inequality and violence
WOMEN took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.
On the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, a rally in Kadikoy saw members of dozens of women’s groups listen to speeches, dance and sing in the spring sunshine.
The colourful protest was overseen by a large police presence, including officers in riot gear and a water cannon truck.
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