{"id":194251,"date":"2021-03-06T22:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T03:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=194251"},"modified":"2021-03-06T22:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T03:45:12","slug":"president-of-mexico-barricades-palace-ahead-of-womens-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-mexico-barricades-palace-ahead-of-womens-march\/","title":{"rendered":"President of Mexico barricades palace ahead of women\u2019s march"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-of-mexico-barricades-palace-ahead-of-womens-march%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=194251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banners with messages directed at Mexico\u2019s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hang from a perimeter fence set up in front of the National Palace as preparation for the upcoming International Women\u2019s Day demonstration, in Mexico City, Friday, March 5, 2021. Marked on March 8th, the day has been sponsored by the United Nations since 1975, to celebrate women\u2019s achievements and aims to further their rights. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Verdugo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:45 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, March 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The president of Mexico defended his decision to place a barrier across the presidential palace in order to block off protesters on International Women\u2019s Day. On Saturday, the Mexican president said the 10 foot barrier was put up to avoid provocation and protect historic buildings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382816\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AP21064731585092.jpg\" alt=\"People walk past a perimeter fence set up in front of the National Palace in preparation for the upcoming International Women's Day demonstration, in Mexico City, Friday, March 5, 2021. The colonial-era palace is located on the city\u2019s vast central plaza, and is where President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador lives and works. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Verdugo)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People walk past a perimeter fence set up in front of the National Palace in preparation for the upcoming International Women\u2019s Day demonstration, in Mexico City, Friday, March 5, 2021. The colonial-era palace is located on the city\u2019s vast central plaza, and is where President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador lives and works. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Verdugo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barriers were also installed around other historic structures in Mexico City. Critics of the measure said the move demonstrated the president\u2019s lack of concern for violence affecting women in the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382815\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1206118016.jpg\" alt=\"MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 08: A demonstrator paints a graffiti that reads \"we are not numbers, we are lives\" during a rally on International Women's Day on March 8, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEXICO CITY, MEXICO \u2013 MARCH 08: A demonstrator paints a graffiti that reads \u201cwe are not numbers, we are lives\u201d during a rally on International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey have every right to protest, to express themselves, to demonstrate,\u201d President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated. \u201cThere is so much provocation, many people who infiltrate. Last time they threw bombs, explosives at the door of the National Palace. And it is not just affecting property that is historical, but it is also causing harm to people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382817\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1206118047.jpg\" alt=\"MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 08: Demonstrators gather during a rally on International Women's Day on March 8, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEXICO CITY, MEXICO \u2013 MARCH 08: Demonstrators gather during a rally on International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2020, tens of thousands marched on International Women\u2019s Day during the same year more than 900 women in Mexico fell victims to femicide.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/more-than-3k-unaccompanied-alien-children-being-held-in-dhs-custody\/\">More Than 3K Unaccompanied Alien Children Being Held In DHS Custody<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banners with messages directed at Mexico\u2019s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hang from a perimeter fence set up in front of the National Palace as preparation for the upcoming International &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274935,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AP21064731585092.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"President of Mexico barricades palace ahead of women\u2019s march","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AP21064731585092.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"President of Mexico barricades palace ahead of women\u2019s march","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}