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Pictures of the No Borders protest at the French Embassy

One of NoBorders | 22.07.2009 00:48 | Migration

On Monday, 20th June, about 20 people gathered outside the French embassy in London to protest against the planned destruction of the Calais migrant camps, known as the 'jungle'. With banners, leaflets and a loud sound system, they stopped the embassy from doing business for over 1.5 hrs. Then police imposed Section 14 of the Public Order Act and tried to move protesters to a designated area (pen) across the road, which protesters refused to do and, instead, decided to end the demo. One protester, who was 'FIT-watching', was arrested for obstruction of a police officer.

the start of the demo

Libyan migrant speaking of migrants' suffering as a result of Home Office policy

a protester is allowed to hand a leaflet to the embassy

the French Home Affairs attaché looks worried

shot from across the road

official warning to the sound system as the embassy complains about the 'noise'

banner is moved away to join the other demonstrators

Territorial Support Group move in

Section 14 is imposed

a FIT Watcher in action

he is, of course, arrested for, well, annoying the FIT copper

momentary action as demonstrators are moved across the road

protesters refuse to go into the pen

a cop follows two masked-up protesters to a café down the road

More details of the arrest soon..

One of NoBorders

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Arrest update — fit watcher
solidarity — one of many
what exactly were the aims of the demo? — @
@ — joe bloggs
Covering up — @narchist