Gaza Demo: Police violence and media under-reporting

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

Situation worsens as officers launch an attack

Elder protester being attacked by erratic police officer

Police officer proud of his job

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

Anti-riot officers is threatening protesters

Situation out of control

Anti-riot officers breaking in

feels "good" to be an anti-riot officer

Anti-riot police shows no mercy and attacks crowd

Not even sit down is allowed

Officer using flash photography to record protesters

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
Homepage: http://www.arallis.co.uk

Comments

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PHOTO RESIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

13.01.2009 19:15

ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE............. especially for a 'photographer'

Bob

Re-Fucking-size before posting

13.01.2009 20:20

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resize before posting pictures.

This is getting fucking annoying on Indymedia. Maybe some instructions for guidance would be useful. Even on my fast Broadband these take ages to load god help those with slow connections.

Ron

Media excitement

13.01.2009 21:57

Great photos!

I think at any demo where it seriously kicks off the media would go for that angle as it's the sensationalist factor.When the cuntryside all-liars had their march/riot the media printed mostly the pics of the violence.

Could people on here be a bit more friendly to one another and not post things like "Re-Fucking-size before posting". The guy's in the thick of it getting pics and then posts them, probably from his hospiltal bed typing with his nose (as the cops broke his arms)...maybe!

Ruby

Photo resize plz!

13.01.2009 22:17

Do you honestly think they were going to just let you walk in? Hmmm me thinks not.

loppy

Not Surprising

13.01.2009 23:33

You honestly did not expect objective media coverage did you?

The zionists positioned their liars on every channel as the bombs started to drop on Gaza. The only reason the Iraq war march got any publicity was when the numbers were the largest gathering ever in the UK. There were plenty of large marches prior to the BIG march but hardly a mention on the news channels.

BBC/CNN/FOX/ITN all zionist mouthpiece.

Bastards!

Protestor