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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
Women in Buenos Aires march to the Argentine Congress to demand the legalization of abortion. IMAGES
Women prepare to march to the Argentine Congress to demand the legalization of abortion, almost two years after the conservative Senate rejected a bill to legalize the practice. IMAGES
Thousands of women wave and hold up the green scarves that have become the symbol of Argentina's abortion rights movement, during a protest in Buenos Aires to campaign for a new bill to legalise abortion. IMAGES
Members of feminist organizations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalization of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Mexico City. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.