In Spain, women’s mobilization showed its strength again five years after the first feminist strike. However, the 8M march was divided into two blocks that went in opposite directions due to the approval of the Transgender Law, which is rejected by the feminist sector, according to the digital newspaper www.eldiario.es.

EFE reported that anti-Trans Law activist groups interrupted the Spanish government’s institutional act to celebrate 8M. During the invasion, they chided Equality Minister Irene Montero, whom they accused of “manipulating” a group of women to support said norm.

#8M very festive and a lot of young people
many many young
Party from Atocha to Plaza de España!!!! pic.twitter.com/0OpDjxMaIe

— Maribel Morte💜 (@maribelmorte) March 8, 2023

In Morocco, dozens of Moroccans demonstrated this Wednesday in the city of Rabat to demand the decriminalization of abortion, adultery and extramarital affairs, and demand that women have equal access to inheritance.

VIDEO I Dozens of Moroccans demonstrate in #Discount on the occasion of Women’s Day, ask for “equality and freedom” as the “foundation of development”, demanding the decriminalization of abortion, adultery and extramarital affairs, and equality in inheritance. #8M pic.twitter.com/T4YV4zHF2y

— EFE Rabat (@eferabat) March 8, 2023

In Iran, despite several late-night demonstrations, local media have been covering new cases of drunkenness and poisoning of female students, a crisis that has been going on for two weeks and has hundreds of victims.

På internationella kvinnodagen 2023. Den kemiska Attacken mot skolflickor i Iran fortsätter. Värrdens ledare tittar på. Exact som dom gjorde när över 6 miljoner judar gasades ihjäl varav 1 1/2 miljoner var judiska barn. Den här gången kan ingen säga ”vi visste inte”. Allah vet. pic.twitter.com/gngSPgViSE

— Deny Adele Josephy (@JosephiAdele) March 8, 2023

In Sri Lanka, women’s rights activists held a rally in the city of Colombo with posters and banners on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In San Salvador, human rights activists, transgender people and feminists held a march to protest the disappearance of women and police abuse by the state.

🇸🇻 #efActualidad | Feminist organizations and human rights activists march in memory of #March 8, International Women’s Day in San Salvador. They demand justice for the cause #Beatrice and missing women cases.
📸 Lighthouse Photos: @barreraescarlos pic.twitter.com/OR0q8tezYk

— Lighthouse (@_elfaro_) March 8, 2023

Feminist groups from Costa Rica took to the streets of San José to demand women’s rights on International Women’s Day.

Also in Panama, feminist organizations held a demonstration under the slogan “Let’s make our struggle visible.”

[VIDEO] March “For a decent life without violence”
Departure from Porras Park and arrive at the amphitheater of Sint Coster. pic.twitter.com/cnOwBnKyWu

– Panama Traffic (@TraficoCPanama) March 8, 2023

In Brazil, there have been massive demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo demanding their rights, equal pay, gender equality and to protest against the growing violence against women in that country.

#8M IN THE WORLD
Mobilization for the Seventh International Feminist Strike in different latitudes.

🇧🇷 Brazil from @MidiaNINJA and Gabriel Sodre from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia. #8M2023 pic.twitter.com/p3FgBLXbrW

— New (@emergentemedio) March 8, 2023

In France, protests over International Women’s Day have been mixed with opposition to a pension reform that would raise the retirement age for women by two years.

Left-wing parliamentarians have warned that the reform will widen disparities between men and women, as women’s careers are cut short more often than men’s by discrimination, pregnancy and part-time work.

🚺 Aujourd’hui, nous étions des millers de femmes à battre le pavé malgré la pluie, dans la joie et la bonne humeur!
Against wage inequality, discrimination à l’embache, violence, against cette #ReformDesRetraites et surtout pour notre liberte ✊#8Mars pic.twitter.com/2zGorTwaV1

— Caroline Fiat (@CarolineFiat54) March 8, 2023

In Croatia, conservative groups tried to overshadow the International Day march by kneeling and praying in Zagreb’s main square, demanding a ban on abortion and demanding “decency in women’s clothing”.

(As reported by EFE)