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April 2016

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UVW Topshop Protest - Oxford St

John Lewis, Oxford St, London. Sat 16 Apr 2016

  
 
A colleague helps the woman who a police officer threw to the floor; in the background Petros Elia points his finger at the officer

 and shouts angrily at the officer who threw the woman to the floor  

 A senior officer cames and talks with Petros, trying to calm the situation

 He insists that the officer should apologise

 

 The senior officer talks with the woman

 and gets the officer to apologise to her for his inappropriate use of force

 

 

 The apology quietens things down a little

 and the protest continues noisily but without further violence by police

 
 
 

 

 

Sandy Nicoll of SOAS Unison speaks 

Suddenly, as people were walking away, police grab one protester and drag her across Oxford St

 

where she is questioned and searched, surrounded by 

police who try hard to prevent people filming and taking photographs, despite complaints from the press 

Class War roll up their banners 

And then police grab another protester 

and force him to remove his hood and goggles, threatening him with arrest. Some of the police have followed
the leaving protesters and there are not enough of them to prevent us taking pictures. 

Police move away after the protesters who are going back to Topshop. But It's time for me to go home. 
   

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