Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic’s rape and homicide

Thousands of diaspora Indians protested in additional than 130 cities throughout 25 international locations on Sunday, organizers stated, to demand justice after final month’s rape and homicide of a trainee physician at a hospital within the metropolis of Kolkata.

The protests began in massive and small teams throughout Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore, earlier than spreading to cities in Europe and the U.S.

They added to ongoing nationwide protests in India after the Aug. 9 killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate pupil of chest medication.