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Added on the 05/04/2024 14:54:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Jakarta, May 7 (EFE/EPA).- A group of protesters staged a pro-Palestinian rally Friday outside the United States Embassy in Jakarta to mark the International Al-Quds Day.Al Quds Day was started in 1979 by the late Ayatollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Iranian republic, who called on Muslims around the world to show solidarity for the people of Palestine on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER DURING A PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLY OUTSIDE THE US EMBASSY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Poles take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to demand free access to contraceptives. Although pro-Western parties managed to oust the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government in October 2023 elections, women are voicing anger and frustration over delays in changing the laws on women's reproductive rights. The PiS's eight-year rule saw access to abortion, in-vitro fertilisation and emergency contraception tightened. IMAGES
Hundreds of women gather in Central Jakarta to hold a rally marking International Women's Day. IMAGES
Israelis gather in Tel Aviv calling for the release of hostages. Hamas said that it was delaying the release of a second group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners until Israel complies with a truce agreement, in a bitter blow to relatives. IMAGES
Hundreds of people mark Mexico's Day of the Dead with a traditional parade in Mexico City, celebrations inaugurated by the capital's head of government Marti Batres. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).