International Women's Day around the world – in pictures

From Indonesia to Spain, women have been staging events and protests

Main image: Athens, Greece Women join a demonstration in front of the parliament building. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

  • Bandung, Indonesia

    A slogan on an activist’s back reads: ‘My body, my authority’
    A slogan on an activist’s back reads: “My body, my authority”, in Bandung, Indonesia

  • Vladivostok, Russia

    Windows are lit at the Primorye Territory government building to form the shape of a heart
    Windows are lit at the Primorye Territory government building to form the shape of a heart in Vladivostok, Russia

  • Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

    Mothers and relatives walk holding crosses during an event demanding an end to violence against women and femicide
    Mothers and relatives walk holding crosses during an event demanding an end to violence against women and femicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

  • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    A woman waves a green flare during a demonstration to demand greater rights for women, in front of the National Congress
    A woman waves a green flare during a demonstration to demand greater rights for women, in front of the National Congress, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

  • Kolkata, India

    Women attend a protest march against a rise in fuel prices
    Kolkata, India Women attend a protest march against a rise in fuel prices

  • Athens, Greece

    Women join a demonstration in front of the parliament building
    Athens, Greece Women join a demonstration in front of the parliament building

  • London, England

    Members of the Wom Collective, a female street art collective, work on their new piece of street art in Brixton to celebrate International Women’s Day
    Members of the Wom Collective, a female street art collective, work on their new piece of street art in Brixton to celebrate International Women’s Day, in London, England

  • Santiago, Chile

    Members of the feminist group Las Tesis rehearse a new production for International Women’s Day
    Members of the feminist group Las Tesis rehearse a new production for International Women's Day, in Santiago, Chile

  • Bahadurgar, India

    Female farmers at a protest against new agriculture laws
    Bahadurgar, India Female farmers at a protest against new agriculture laws

  • Mexico City, Mexico

    Women place flowers and posters with the names of victims of femicide on a fence placed front of the National Palace
    Women place flowers and posters with the names of victims of femicide on a fence placed front of the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico

  • Jakarta, Indonesia

    Women’s rights activists hold placards during a rally near the presidential palace calling for gender equality, justice and improved welfare for women
    Women’s rights activists hold placards during a rally near the presidential palace, in Jakarta, Indonesia, calling for gender equality, justice and improved welfare for women

  • London, England

    Female police officers and special constables talk to a suspect following a stop and search in Southwark during an all-female operation by the Metropolitan police, the first of its kind for the force, to commemorate International Women’s Day
    Female police officers and special constables talk to a suspect in London, England, following a stop and search in Southwark during an all-female operation by the Metropolitan police, the first of its kind for the force, to commemorate International Women’s Day

  • Paris, France

    The conservative Manif Pour Tous group holds a women’s rights protest
    The conservative Manif Pour Tous group holds a women’s rights protest in Paris, France

  • Kathmandu, Nepal

    Women take part in a rally demanding tax-free sanitary pads
    Women take part in a rally in Kathmandu, Nepal demanding tax-free sanitary pads

  • Lahore, Pakistan

    Trade union members take part in a march
    Trade union members take part in a march in Lahore, Pakistan

  • Madrid, Spain

    Women demonstrate in the capital’s Lavapiés neighbourhood under the motto: ‘In the face of social emergency, feminism is essential’
    Women demonstrate in the Lavapiés neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain, under the motto: “In the face of social emergency, feminism is essential”

  • Tel Aviv, Israel

    A woman outside the district court holds a placard that reads: ‘I refuse to be next’, as others stand next to mock coffins to represent women killed as a result of domestic violence
    Tel Aviv. A woman outside the district court holds a placard that reads: ‘I refuse to be next’, as others stand next to mock coffins to represent women killed as a result of domestic violence

  • Brussels, Belgium

    Movement at Place Luxembourg and Royal Palace.
    Brussels, Belgium. Movement at Place Luxembourg and Royal Palace.

  • New York, US

    People walk past a broken glass ceiling installation in front of the Fearless Girl Statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
    New York. People walk past a broken glass ceiling installation in front of the Fearless Girl Statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Washington, US

    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during International Women’s Day in the East Room of the White House
    Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during International Women’s Day in the East Room of the White House

  • Krakow, Poland

    A woman holds a banner during a protest against laws severely restricting access to abortion
    Krakow, PolandA woman holds a banner during a protest against laws severely restricting access to abortion
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