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Gaza Protest London: Police violence and media under-reporting

Angelos | 13.01.2009 23:07 | Analysis | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

Sadly all British Media contributed to both the under-representation and misrepresentation of the Gaza protest in London last Saturday the 10th of January. Not only they failed to criticise the obvious fiasco of the metropolitan police who positioned barriers on the pavements leaving no way out to the crowd when anti-riot officers pushed in, they also refused repeatedly to publish photographs depicting the unjustified attack of anti-riot officers against protesters, freelancers and passers by.

Anti-riot cops facing the crowd
Anti-riot cops facing the crowd

Situation worsens as officers launch an attack
Situation worsens as officers launch an attack

Elder protester being attacked by erratic police officer
Elder protester being attacked by erratic police officer

Police officer proud of his job
Police officer proud of his job

Protester in shock unable to explain the presence of anti-riot officers.
Protester in shock unable to explain the presence of anti-riot officers.

Anti-riot officers threatening protesters
Anti-riot officers threatening protesters

Situation out of control
Situation out of control

Anti-riot officers breaking in
Anti-riot officers breaking in

feels "good" to be an anti-riot officer
feels "good" to be an anti-riot officer

Officer using flash photography to record protesters
Officer using flash photography to record protesters

Not even sit down is allowed
Not even sit down is allowed

Protesters suffocating while trapped between cops breaking in and barriers
Protesters suffocating while trapped between cops breaking in and barriers


The only images printed from Saturday in UK where of angry protesters burning flags or throwing their shoes- the acts of a small minority of an otherwise peaceful protest. Surprisingly not, the Sunday pro Israeli protest in Trafalgar Square received a generous media coverage succeeding only to re-produce the good and bad stereotype. From my experience of the Saturday protest as a protester and freelance photographer I want to express my discontent about the dangerous actions of the police whose presence only was a reason for anxiety and anger among the crowd. Lastly, I wonder if police experiment using flash photography to capture images of protesters under new anti-terrorist law constitute a flagrant assault on democratic rights and civil liberties?

Below is photo report of the events that took place on the north entrance (Kensington Palace Gardens) to the Israeli embassy that strongly suggests the crowd was heavily charged and the protest aggressively policed.

Angelos
- e-mail: angelosrallis@hotmail.com

Additions

cut and past off stop war email

14.01.2009 19:45


Stop the War has received a number of complaints and reports
about police behaviour, which lead to some serious injuries.
We are now collating as much evidence as we can about these
incidents before deciding how to proceed in ensuring that
there is full accountability for police actions. If you were
injured, arrested or a witness to events of concern outside
the Embassy can you please send a report to Stop the War by
email ( office@stopwar.org.uk) or phone the national office on
020 7278 6694

TH


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Display the following 4 comments

  1. Shows what you fail to see — Stalingrad O'Neill
  2. Graet photography! — Sebastian Sinterhauf
  3. Police violence — @ngry
  4. Why violence? — Dee Aitch
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