*Women in Türkiye rally in Istanbul for their rights.
*European citizens mobilize on International Women's Day.
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*European citizens mobilize on International Women's Day.
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00:00March 8th, International Women's Day, was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization in 1977.
00:08The United Nations established this day in remembrance of March 8th, 1857,
00:14when 129 women textile workers in New York died in a fire,
00:19while demonstrating against the long working days, low wages and precarious conditions.
00:25This Saturday, as part of the commemoration of a new International Women's Strike,
00:29they will take to the streets again to counteract the violation of human rights of women and girls.
00:35This date seeks to highlight the role of women in the territories and communities.
00:45In Europe, citizens mobilized for International Women's Day
00:49to demand real equality and an end to gender-based violence, discrimination and sexual harassment.
00:55Women rights activists mobilized throughout Europe to reject the resurgence of the extreme right-wing in the continent.
01:02On this day, the Italian government approved a bill that typifies femicide as a crime in the legal system,
01:09with a penalty of life imprisonment.
01:11This decision came after an increase in alerts for harassment and violence in that country.
01:17Likewise, in Spain, activists started a day of struggle for equality and against reactionary and sexist movements.
01:25Parisian activists also took to the streets of France to defend women's rights.
01:35Across Turkey, thousands of women mobilized as well on Saturday,
01:39on International Women's Day, to reject inequality and violence against women.
01:43Demonstrators denounced the increase in sexual harassment and pressure from patriarchal society
01:49and called for policies to diminish such pressure.
01:53Dozens of women gathered in the capital, Istanbul, for a feminist night march,
01:57despite the fact that in recent years authorities have blocked attempts by women to demonstrate
02:03in Taksim Square, Istanbul's traditional rallying point for demonstrations.
02:08Despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government declaring 2025 as the Year of the Family,
02:14critics accuse his administration of imposing restrictions on women's rights
02:19and not doing enough to address men's violence against women.
02:27And we go now to Latin America, in Quito, capital of Ecuador.
02:31Hundreds of women are gathering to celebrate International Women's Day
02:35with a march towards the center of the city.
02:38It is a march to voice women's opposition to violence,
02:41the patriarchal system and in defense of women's rights.
02:50In this context, in Russia, President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulations message
02:56to Russian women on this International Women's Day.
02:59The Russian president availed himself of this international holiday
03:03to underscore the importance of women in the development of his country.
03:08He said this date serves to exalt gratitude, love and respect for women.
03:13Putin said women are the ones who inspire men to perform noble deeds
03:18and to become true protectors of their families.
03:22Dear women, we know that a great part of life depends on you,
03:26on your talent, creative energy, love, the extreme degree of responsibility
03:31with which you take on any task.
03:34We always admire your beauty, tenderness and charm.
03:38Have a happy day along your loved ones.