Women’s rights activists protested in downtown Warsaw on International Women’s Day on Monday (March 8).

Footage shows a large police presence and protesters demonstrating peacefully.

Clashes with police later erupted near the main railway station.

This footage was filmed and produced 8 March 2021.
Women’s rights activists in Poland marked International Women’s Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are facing a long battle ahead.

This year’s Women’s Day, which was marked with protests, comes after a near total ban on abortion took effect in January in the mostly Roman Catholic country, a step that had long been been sought by the conservative ruling party, Law and Justice.

The footage contains aerial photography