Medical professionals and activists hold stethoscopes and wave the flag of India as they take part in a midnight protest to condemn the rape and murder of a young medic, in Kolkata on August 14, 2024, on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day celebrations. Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services “indefinitely” on August 12 to protest the rape and murder of a young medic. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)
