. WOMEN’S EQUALITY . .
A press survey by CPNN
Here are the photos from Europe.
Organised by the feminist and anti-capitalist movement World Women’s March Belgium, the demonstration aimed to highlight the “alarming decline” in women’s rights and the “shift to the political right” in society.
(Brussels Times)
A woman carries a placard, on the day of the Million Women Rise march, during the International Women’s Day in London, Britain, March 8. REUTERS/Hannah McKay.
(Reuters)
Women’s Day march in Helsinki calls for concrete action on gender equality. The event aimed to urge parliamentary parties to commit to advancing the rights of women, girls and minorities. (Yle)
A woman holds a sign reading “Serve men, everything for free!” during a demonstration demanding gender equality and an end to violence against women on International Women’s Day in Marseille. (REUTERS/Manon Cruz).
(Infobae)
Activists behind a banner reading “your repression is our determination” as radical feminist organizations take part in a night march in solidarity with Palestinian women on the eve of the International Women’s Day in Paris, France, Mar. 7, 2025. EFE/EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON.
(EFE)
A woman holds up a placard during an International Women’s Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi).
(Associated Press News)
Protesters shout slogans during a rally marking International Women’s Day, in Athens, Saturday, March 8, 2025. Photo:Yorgos Karahalis.
(Euronews)
In Milan, women dressed alike to protest this March 8th. EFE/EPA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI. (Radio y Television Española)
In Naples, women marched under the slogan “Not one less.” EFE/EPA/CIRO FUSCO.
(Radio y Television Española)
People take part in a Transfeminist strike on International Women’s Day, outside the Colosseum, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025 (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP). (Euronews)
People march in a demonstration organized by movement ‘Non una di meno’ (Not one less) to mark International Women’s Day in Turin, Italy, Mar. 8, 2025. EFE/EPA/TINO ROMANO. (EFE)
Some 15,000 people have taken part in the Feminist March through central Amsterdam to mark International Women’s Day, carrying placards with texts such as “Abortion in the constitution” and “Keep your hands off my womb”.
(Dutch News)
Ending violence against women and girls was one of the main messages of the rally in Belfast. (BBC)
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Women took to the streets of cities of Warsaw to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.
(The Guardian)
Honour guard soldiers present flowers to girls and women during International Women’s Day celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
(Associated Press News)
People march in support of women on the International Women’s Day in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic). (Associated Press News)
Dozens of people during the 8M Assembly demonstration in Barcelona organized by the 8M Assembly. ALBERTO PAREDES / EUROPA PRESS.
(Radio y Television Española)
Thousands of people have filled the streets of Gijón with drum music, banners, and slogans in support of equality. EFE/Juan González.
(Radio y Television Española)
Demonstrators rally during an International Women’s Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue).
(Associated Press News)
Mallorca, mobilization organized by the Transfeminist Coordinator on Women’s Day 2025.
(Radio y Television Española)
Hundreds of people participated in a demonstration this Saturday to mark International Women’s Day in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. EFE/ Alberto Valdés.
(Radio y Television Española)
View of the demonstration organized by feminist groups that toured Seville this Saturday. EFE/Fermín Cabanillas.(Radio y Television Española)
Around 700 people demonstrated in Teruel with banners calling for equality. Among the banners were messages such as “They took so much from us that they took away our fear” and “Patriarchy affects us all.”
(Radio y Television Española)
In Toledo, women have taken to the streets to demonstrate under the slogan “All women. All rights. Every day.”
(Radio y Television Española)
Demonstration by the Valencia Feminist Coordinator on March 8. Jorge Gil / Europa Press. Among the banners, “We are the cry of those who no longer have a voice” or “We are half the earth, we want half the sky.”
(Radio y Television Española)
In Valladolid, this woman calls for equality in the Catholic Church at the feminist march. EFE/NACHO GALLEGO.
(Radio y Television Española)
Women attend a protest marking International Women’s Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel).
(Euronews)