Hundreds of thousands of women across Mexico are rallying for two days against violence against women. On Sunday, demonstrations were held in cities across the country and Monday many are participating in a strike called “A Day Without Women.”
We have two reports from Sunday’s demonstrations. First, from Mexico City, KJZZ’s Rodrigo Cervantes (@rodcervantes), followed by KJZZ’s Kendal Blust (@ktblust) in Hermosilla in the state of Sonora where the number of women murdered last year rose 80% to 117.
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