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*RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto-1 TV/Iran International*Tehran, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Millions of Iranian Shiite Muslims held solemn mourning ceremonies on Monday ahead of Ashura Day. Ashura 2021 will begin in the evening of Wednesday, August 18.The Ashura day commemorates the death anniversary of the third Shiite Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muslim Prophet Mohammed. Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH).SHOT LIST: IRANIAN SHIITE MUSLIMS WEARING FACE MASKS TAKE PART IN A MOURNING CEREMONY AMID THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF MUHARAM AHEAD OF ASHURA DAY, AT THE SALEH SHRINE NORTHERN TEHRAN, IRAN.
Mexico, Mar 28 (EFE) (Camera: América Neri) .- Dozens of relatives and friends of victims of femicide held a vigil to demand justice in front of the Mexican National Palace this Sunday, one night before the country virtually inaugurates the UN Generation Equality Forum.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN MEXICO
People hold a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Dayton, Ohio, shooting that killed nine people when a gunman opened fire in the city's historic Oregon District. IMAGES
Hundreds of Greeks hold a candlelight vigil outside the Acropolis Museum asking for the return of the Parthenon marbles now housed in the British Museum, which refuses to give them back. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hundreds of women gather in Central Jakarta to hold a rally marking International Women's Day. IMAGES
Russian citizens hold a rally at the former embassy of Russia in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for deceased opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The building, currently the site of the Swiss Embassy, houses a Russian Federation Interests Section. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic when Russian authorities announced his death, prompting fear and disbelief among his supporters. IMAGES