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Sofia Vergara is among many celebrities that are joining in on President Barack Obama's We Can End Gun Violence Campaign, raising awareness for gun control.
Protesters unfurl a banner outside Britain's Houses of Parliament calling for people to join the 'Don't Pay UK' campaign which is encouraging people to refuse to pay their energy bills from October 1st. The campaign has gained popularity, with more that 115,000 people pledging to refuse payment, as the UK's cost of living crisis has worsened. In the most recent blow to households, energy regulator Ofgem announced an 80 percent rise in the cost of electricity and gas. IMAGES
Tibetan protesters gather in New Delhi to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics, which are due to open on Friday night. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will announce the Games are officially open, will be joined by leaders including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia are among countries staging a diplomatic boycott over China's human rights record. IMAGES
Bangkok (Thailand), Aug 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Rungroj Yongrit) Anti-government protesters on Saturday placed a red flag and a rainbow pride flag during a demonstration calling for the resignation of the prime minister in the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST AT THE MONUMENT TO DEMOCRACY IN BANGKOK.
Hundreds of people attend the Budapest Pride march ahead of the country's referendum on a controversial anti-LGBTQ legislation. Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that a national vote will be held to gauge domestic support for the law, which includes a ban on the "depiction or promotion" of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s. IMAGES
La Paz, May 17 (EFE).- Access to work, justice, education, health and housing and an end to hate crimes were the demands of the LGBT+ community in Bolivia highlighted during the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Monday."Gradually we are changing society, but we still have a long way to go," Luna Humérez, president of LGBT+ organization Otraf, told EFE. (Camera: GABRIEL ROMANO).SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM LGBT+ COMMUNITY STAGE A RALLY ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA IN LA PAZ BOLIVIA.SOUND BITES: PRESIDENT OF LGBT+ ORGANIZATION OTRAF, LUNA HUMÉREZ AND OTRAF ACTIVIST LAURA ÁLVAREZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS:1. PRESIDENT OF LGBT+ ORGANIZATION OTRAF, LUNA HUMÉREZ.- Our friends were murdered at the hands of the aggressors only because they're different. Only because they have different gender and different sexual orientation.2. OTRAF ACTIVIST, LAURA ÁLVAREZ.- People are used to see us on the streets, thinking that we're sex workers, when in fact we've skills and a lot of capabilities to pursue other career.
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