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🗓️ 20 November 2025
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:09.7 | Today, Will a sexual assault caught on camera mark a turning point for Mexico's women. |
| 0:30.0 | It's the middle of the day on a street in downtown Mexico City, and a woman is standing chatting to a group of people. |
| 0:34.7 | Suddenly, out of nowhere, a man stumbles up to her. |
| 0:39.0 | Without saying a word, he starts grabbing at her from behind, |
| 0:43.6 | trying to kiss her neck, his hands on her body and chest. |
| 0:58.0 | The whole thing is so casual, it's gross. But it's a scene that will be familiar to a lot of women listening. |
| 1:08.0 | Yet what's also shocking is that this woman is one of the most powerful people in the world. The woman being assaulted is Claudia Schaembaum, Mexico's president. |
| 1:15.6 | You can actually see the video of those three seconds where the guy is trying to kiss the president |
| 1:20.6 | and how she reacts quite gracefully. So quite strongly, but gracefully, she just removes his hands. |
| 1:28.8 | Estefania Velabarba is an activist for women's rights based in Mexico. |
| 1:33.7 | A few seconds where your body isn't yours. |
| 1:36.8 | What you think, what you want, it doesn't matter. |
| 1:41.1 | If this is happening to the president, can you imagine the types of things that are happening |
| 1:47.0 | to women with less power? |
| 1:50.0 | Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a woman. |
| 1:58.0 | Ten women are killed every day in the country. |
| 2:06.1 | President Shane Bown has faced criticism for not doing enough to end this violence. |
| 2:09.7 | But now, like millions of other women across Mexico, |
| 2:13.7 | a Stefaniard hopes that this moment will mark a turning point. |
| 2:21.0 | Even when we critique some of her policies, it's critique to make sure it gets better because she triumphs in this arena. We all win. From The Guardian, I'm Annie Kelly. Today in Focus. Can |
| 2:31.4 | Claudia Schaembaum make life safer for women in Mexico? |
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