International Women’s Day from Nepal to Mexico City – in pictures
International Women’s Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. In some places such as China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, it is a national holiday
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Managua, Nicaragua
A woman paints girl’s face during an anti-government march organised by women’s rights organisations to commemorate International Women’s DayPhotograph: Esteban Felix/AP
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Paris, France
Protesters carry banners and signs at the march organised during the International Women’s dayPhotograph: Michael Bunel/NurPhoto/Corbis
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Rabat, Morocco
Moroccan women shout slogans during a protest calling for gender equality as they mark International women’s day The placard reads in Arabic: “A comprehensive review of all discriminatory laws”Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
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Maiti, Nepal
Girls take part in an event to mark International Women’s DayPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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Manila, Philippines
Filipino women with their babies participate in a demonstrationPhotograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA
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Mardin, Turkey
Turkish Kurdish women play music during an International Women’s Day eventPhotograph: Reuters
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Rome, Italy
Female members of the Italian presidential honour guard at the entrance of the Quirinale PalacePhotograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images
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London
Annie Lennox, Gemma Arterton and Helen Pankhurst join 21st century suffragettes and two descendants of Emmeline Pankhurst at a marchPhotograph: Ferdaus Shamim/Zuma Press/Corbis
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Bangalore, India
A young girl puts on her shoes next to women wearing stilettos waiting to take part in the Stiletto RunPhotograph: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images
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Gaza City
Palestinian Hamas supporters during a march in front of the UN officePhotograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Corbis
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
House maids gather to take part in a female empowerment campaign in front the Dhaka Press ClubPhotograph: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury /Barcroft
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Paris
An activist of the women’s movement FEMEN chained up with other members on the Place de la RépubliquePhotograph: Etienne Laurent/EPA
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Ankara, Turkey
Turkish women shout slogans during a rallyPhotograph: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images
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Marseille, France
A woman holds a banner reading ‘Equality’ during a demonstrationPhotograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
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Skopje, Macedonia
Corporals Verica Zlatevska and Dragana Kitanovska attend an honour guard training session at an army barracks. For the first time in the history of Macedonia’s army, the honour guard has two women in its ranksPhotograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
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Jakarta, Indonesia
Women disembark from a women-only commuter trainPhotograph: Adi Weda/EPA
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Marseille, France
Kurdish women march during a rallyPhotograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
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Berlin, Germany
People march past the Brandenburg GatePhotograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Taiyuan, China
Women perform belly dancingPhotograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
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Mexico City
A woman holds up her high-heeled shoe after reaching the end of a bike ridePhotograph: Marco Ugarte/AP
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