Rally for solidarity with the women who have been victims of violence in Bucharest

A Romanian masked woman plays in a street theatre act, meant to show women’s condition in Romanian society, prior to a solidarity march with the women who have been victims of violence, in Bucharest on the evening of Saturday 19 October 2019.

Up to one thousand people attended the march entitled ‘Together for Women’s Safety’ in Bucharest showing their solidarity with the women who have been victims of violence.

The event was held under the slogan ‘Believe us’ and took place simultaneously in the Romanian cities of Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi.

In Romania, during the first six months of 2019, there were 11,896 crimes in the field of domestic violence, according to organizers.

Via EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT