Posts Tagged ‘activist’
Dale Farm Protest Police Bill
Dale Farm travellers and activists gather to mark 10 years since the eviction of the largest traveller site in Europe and to protest against the Tories’ police bill, calling for the release of Charlie Anderson, sent to prison for seven months for the “crime” of living on his own land at Hovefields, Wickford (pictures on Charlie’s flattened land).
Charlie was picked up by police a the airport going to his honeymoon and jailed for 7 months.
© Jess Hurd
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Dale Farm Eviction – 10 years
10 years ago today at 06.06 riot police aimed a taser at my head (pictured). They were storming the Dale Farm site to brutally evict travellers that owned their own land. Basildon. Essex
All images © Jess Hurd
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For video coverage: Jason N. Parkinson