Mexico (Protesters splashed presidential palace with red paint after killing of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla caused outrage)
Dozens of activists flocked to Mexico’s presidential palace on Friday to protest against violence against women, chanting « not one murder more » and splashing one of its large, ornate doors with blood-red paint and the words « femicide state ».
![Demonstrators throwing paint at the door of the National Palace during a protest against gender-based violence in Mexico City [Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2020/2/14/259df5757c074484801e5a755cf38ca3_18.jpg)
The heated Valentine’s Day demonstration, led by women, stemmed from outrage in recent days over the killing of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla in Mexico City and the publication of graphic photos of her mutilated corpse in newspapers
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