This wall of shoes is for the women killed by domestic violence

Oct 4, 2019

The 440 pairs of high heels symbolise the number of women murdered by men in Turkey in 2018 Image: REUTERS/Mesude Bulbul

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Women's rights activists march through Istanbul’s Taksim Square to protest against gender violence. Image: Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir

Women hold placards as they protest against gender-based violence, outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 13, 2019. Image: REUTERS/Marius Bosch

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