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Delhi, Sep 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Harish Tyagi) The death on Tuesday of an 'untouchable' (Dalit) young woman, a member of the lowest echelons of the Hindu caste system, after being gang-raped by upper-caste men, has sparked outrage in India against the violence that women still suffer, especially in this marginalized social group.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS.
The UN rights office says that it is "alarmed" by reports that live ammunition was used against protesters in Iran and had caused a significant number of deaths across the country. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of people gather in Vancouver to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IMAGES
Demonstrators chant "Justice for Nahel!" as police officers stand in the rue de Rivoli, Paris, following the death on Tuesday of Nahel, aged 17, during a police check in Nanterre. IMAGES
People protest in Warsaw against Poland's abortion law, after the death of a pregnant woman. The country allows abortion only in cases of rape and incest, or if the life or health of the mother is in danger. IMAGES
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's motorcade arrives at the prosecutor's office in Lima, where she is due to testify about the work of the security forces during the latest anti-government demonstrations, which left more than 50 dead. IMAGES