In Australia, citizens have mobilized in a massive march to reject gender-based violence, uniting their voices in a call to action to eradicate this social issue. teleSUR
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00:00 Australian citizens marched through the country's cities in rejection of violence against women.
00:05 Demonstrations took place in the cities of Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, among others.
00:10 Demonstrators demand strict laws from the government to stop the wave of violence against
00:14 women, unleashed since the beginning of 2024, which has left at least 26 women murdered.
00:21 According to statistics collected by women's advocacy organizations, a woman dies every four
00:26 days, mainly as a result of domestic violence. The Australian authorities accompanied the
00:31 demonstrations and warned that it is time to change the culture and make the necessary
00:36 adjustments to stop gender violence.
00:38 We're here today to demand that governments of all levels
00:48 must do better, including my own, including every state and territory government.
00:53 We're here as well to say that society and Australia must do better.
01:09 We need to change the culture, we need to change attitudes,
01:18 we need to change the legal system, we need to change the approach by all governments,
01:24 because it's not enough to support victims.
01:28 In Spain, people have taken to the streets to demonstrate in support of
01:33 Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who announced that he might