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Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in central Paris during a protest to demand legislation and funds to fight violence against women. Calling for two billion euros per year, demonstrators carried placards reading "0.6% of rapists convicted" or "0.1% of GDP, it's too much to ask?". IMAGES
Women gather outside Parliament House in Canberra, joining thousands across Australia to protest against sexual violence and gender inequality. The #March4Justice rallies are being held following allegations of sexual assault in the nation's parliament. IMAGES
Belarusian women gather in the centre of Minsk and call for an end to police violence in the 15th day of demonstrations against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko's claim to a sixth term in August 9 elections that sparked mass protests and were rejected by Western leaders. IMAGES
Several hundred women, many wearing white and holding flowers, join hands to form a human chain in central Minsk to protest against police violence. Police in Belarus say they have detained hundreds more people and used firearms against protesters in a third night of violence over a disputed presidential election. Images
Swiss Islamologist Tariq Ramadan, indicted in France for two rapes that he contests, arrives at a Paris Court to be heard by examining magistrates, more than a year after his last interrogation on the merits of the case. IMAGES
Indigenous leaders and Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno meet face-to-face for talks after nearly two weeks of violent street protests over austerity measures instituted to obtain a multibillion dollar loan from the IMF. IMAGES
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