India: Doctor rape protests persist as supreme court makes direct appeal


Kolkata (AFP) – Protesters gather in the Indian city of Kolkata for another day of demonstrations against the rape and murder of a young doctor. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 has stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.

©AFP

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