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Women’s March 2019 – in pictures

Thousands gathered across the globe to call for equality and the protection of women’s rights

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Women around the world march against violence – live

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Demonstrators gather for 80 events across 31 cities including London, Berlin and New York to protest violence against women and the gendered impact of austerity

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The march is in full swing in London, where demonstrators are singing “We Are Family.”

Crowds singing “We are family. I’ve got all my sisters and me” at the Women’s March in Portland Place pic.twitter.com/T0yXfGyff7

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In Eureka, California, where organizers had opted not to hold a march out of concern it would be “overwhelmingly white,” new organizers have stepped in and are holding a rally at noon.

“What do we want? Intersectional feminism. Why is it this hard?” the group’s event listing says.

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Thousands march beside coffin of murdered Gdansk mayor

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Poles mourn the critic of the ruling party’s anti-immigration policies Pawel Adamowicz who was stabbed at a charity event

Carrying flags and candles in cold streets, thousands of Poles walked beside the coffin of Gdansk’s former mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was stabbed on stage at a charity event.

The murder of a liberal critic of the ruling party’s anti-immigrant policies highlighted the charged atmosphere in parts of eastern Europe where populist leaders have fanned nationalist sentiment.

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