Thousands of Poles, mostly women, marched through Warsaw and other Polish cities Tuesday to demand greater reproductive rights and protest what they see as discrimination by the conservative government. The demonstrations came on the first anniversary of a massive so-called "Black Protest" by women dressed in black that stopped a plan in parliament for a total ban on abortion. A year ago it rained during the protests, with large groups of women under umbrellas becoming the key image of that movement. On Tuesday it rained again, and again women marched holding umbrellas, while organizers declared that women would not fold up their umbrellas. A small counterprotest by people opposed to abortion rights also took place in Warsaw.

Source: ABC News October 03, 2017 18:12 UTC