Brazilians March Against Murder of Black Politician and Human Rights Activist

More than a thousand people marched from a shanty town to downtown in Rio de Janeiro Sunday to protest the apparent assassination of black lawmaker and human rights activist Marielle Franco. March organizers used megaphones to shout that her "voice will not be silenced," as the protest made its way down the city's main street. Some politicians who joined the march said if Franco's killing was meant to make people afraid to speak out, the opposite will would happen,...

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