'Make our streets safer!' Mass women's protests sweep India over sexual violence

Home Shows Access Asia To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: ACCESS ASIA © Sajjad Hussain, AFP 12:14 Issued on: 02/10/2026 - 16:57 From the show In India, thousands of women have been taking to the streets calling for better protection of female students, following the suspected gang rape of a 17-year-old girl. The alleged incident in an upscale neighbourhood of New Delhi prompted authorities to beef up protective measures, but the women say limiting their access to public spaces is not the answer. Also on the show: From China dominating the medal count to an 11-year-old Japanese boy clinching gold in e-sport, the Asian Games have been full of remarkable highlights. But there have also been some very public lows as organisers in Japan struggled with logistical issues. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam tells us more. Also, South Korea is preparing to close the curtain on a centuries-old culinary tradition as a landmark nationwide ban on dog meat is set to take full effe...