AMLO Defends Barricading Palace as Mexico’s Women Protest Violence
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Thousands of women protested in Mexico City against rising gender violence on Monday, with some directing their outrage at the government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Feminist groups marched through the streets chanting, “Not one more, not one murder more.” Some demonstrators clashed with police and breached part of a 3-meter barricade that was placed around the national palace.