The entrance to the government palace in Monterrey was set on fire during protests on International Women’s Day in Mexico. The demonstrators call on politicians to better protect women.
Participants in a protest on International Women’s Day set fire to the government palace in Monterrey, northern Mexico.
Videos on social media showed how participants set fire to the entrance of the building on Tuesday evening (local time) to cheers and screams from bystanders. Flames erupted at the bottom of the door and adjacent windows.
Recordings published by the “Info7” portal showed how demonstrators also penetrated into the interior of the government seat of the northern state of Nuevo León and rioted there. The women pasted or wrote protest notes on the walls and statues of the building – they ranged from protesting against violence against women to general criticism. “We are the screams of those who no longer have a voice” read one of the posters – apparently alluding to the murder of women.
According to «Info7», the fire brigade extinguished the fire after about an hour. The arriving police cordoned off the area and arrested some women who were still nearby.
In Mexico, an average of ten women are murdered every day
According to local media, the demonstration on the occasion of International Women’s Day started peacefully during the day. As a result, almost 12,000 people took part. Many protesters called on the government to better protect women and take action against femicide. According to information from the Mexican federal government, an average of ten women are murdered every day across the country.
In other parts of Mexico, thousands of women also took to the streets on March 8, some equipped with pyrotechnics. The barricades protecting the National Palace, the seat of government in Mexico’s capital, also became the target of protests. Among other things, demonstrators attached pink crosses to the meter-high barrier as a symbol for the victims of gender-based violence.
Source: Stern
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