Candles burn and female silhouettes are placed during a rally to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, outside the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP) (Associated Press)ISTANBUL — Protesters in cities across Europe and elsewhere marked the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Sunday, with tens of thousands turning out in Madrid and demonstrators in Istanbul greeted by tear gas. Rights groups say violence against women is widespread in Turkey, and an online database called the Monument Counter says at least 337 women were killed by domestic violence in 2018. Since 2003, when Spain started keeping records, the total number of victims has been 999 — 972 women and 27 children. Tajani said on Twitter that “Nothing can justify violence against women.

Source: Washington Post November 25, 2018 21:22 UTC