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The Washington National Cathedral hosts a vigil for victims of gun violence ahead of the two year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Washington, Apr 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Will Oliver) Former Democratic legislator Gabrielle Giffords, seriously shot in a shooting in Arizona in 2011 and who has become one of America's best known activists against armed violence, led this Wednesday with Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi a tribute to the victims of firearms on the National Esplanade in Washington DC, where 40,000 white roses have been placed.FOOTAGE OF THE 40,000 WHITE ROSES LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL IN TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF ARMED VIOLENCE AND THE INTERVENTIONS OF FORMER CONGRESS GABBY GIFFORDS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES, NANCY PELOSI
Protesters and police violently clash in Chile after it ordered an overnight curfew for the third day in a row. IMAGES
Chicago's gun violence is soaring amid a backdrop of poverty and an embattled police force, with homicides this year on track to hit their highest level since 1997. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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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