New York, US

A woman is being arrested for staging a sit in protest during the ‘A Day Without a Woman’ protest.

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Gaza City

Two young Palestinian friends are walking along the beach.

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Vancouver, Canada

Women are taking part in a local flash mob downtown.

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Istanbul, Turkey

Members of the local motorcycle police unit are preparing to search vehicles as part of a roadside checkpoint operation.

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Manila, Philippines

Protesters are performing to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to address national problems such as lack of food and jobs, as well as violence and killings.

Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP

Amritsrar, India

Women wearing traditional dresses are performing the ‘giddha’ dance as they celebrate International Women’s Day.

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Melbourne, Australia

Thousands of women gathered to participate in a rally that calls for an end to racism and the beginning of economic justice for all women.

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Nairobi, Kenya

MAasai women are dancing as the United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, arrives to celebrate the event.

Photo: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Manila, Philippines

Dozens of women carrying large placards are being blocked by the police as they’re trying to approach the US embassy.

Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP

Bucharest, Romania

Women are laying down outside the Justice Ministry as they call for better law enforcement that would protect abused women.

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