LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.08. Greek and British protesters blockade the Greek Embassy in London, England on Monday 8th December 2008. The protesters took down the Greek flag from a pole in front of the embassy and set fire to it and raised a red and black anarchist flag in its place. The protest was part of a European wide day of action after two Greek police officers were arrested for killing a 15-year-old boy, Andreas Grigoropoulos, which has set off a wave of violent protests across Greece. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
“Are the Greek riots a taste of things to come?” – The Independent.
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I took the picture above and the two pictures below before the police removed the media from outside the Greek embassy in Holland Park west London on Monday (08.12.08). The last two pictures at the bottom of this post were taken behind the police lines after we were removed. One wonders which pictures the police and for that matter the Greek embassy prefer? I can tell you the two international media groups that paid me for my labour that day went for the pictures I took before we were removed.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.08. Greek and British protesters blockade the Greek Embassy in London, England on Monday 8th December 2008. The protesters took down the Greek flag from a pole in front of the embassy and set fire to it and raised a red and black anarchist flag in its place. The protest was part of a European wide day of action after two Greek police officers were arrested for killing a 15-year-old boy, Andreas Grigoropoulos, which has set off a wave of violent protests across Greece. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.08. Greek and British protesters blockade the Greek Embassy in London, England on Monday 8th December 2008. The protesters took down the Greek flag from a pole in front of the embassy and set fire to it and raised a red and black anarchist flag in its place. The protest was part of a European wide day of action after two Greek police officers were arrested for killing a 15-year-old boy, Andreas Grigoropoulos, which has set off a wave of violent protests across Greece. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
And after police removed the media from outside and away from the Greek embassy:
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.08. Metropolitan Police Inspector David Morgan speaks to waiting media as Greek and British protesters blockade the Greek Embassy in London, England on Monday 8th December 2008. The protesters took down the Greek flag from a pole in front of the embassy and set fire to it and raised a red and black anarchist flag in its place. The protest was part of a European wide day of action after two Greek police officers were arrested for killing a 15-year-old boy, Andreas Grigoropoulos, which has set off a wave of violent protests across Greece. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.12.08. A young male protester speaks to a broadcast crew as Greek and British protesters blockade the Greek Embassy in London, England on Monday 8th December 2008. The protesters took down the Greek flag from a pole in front of the embassy and set fire to it and raised a red and black anarchist flag in its place. The protest was part of a European wide day of action after two Greek police officers were arrested for killing a 15-year-old boy, Andreas Grigoropoulos, which has set off a wave of violent protests across Greece. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
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[...] to ongoing demonstrations and unrest in that country. The officer in question clearly assaults photographer Marc Vallée, and tries to prevent cameraman Jason Parkinson from filming his interference in Vallée’s [...]
I think it is worth mentioning that the police officer in charge at the time of this incident, allowed AFP, Retuers, AP and some freelance photographers aswell as a few video camera men to cross the police line and get closer footage / photographs of the protest.
And as far as i am aware, the police were under no obligation to do this.
Yep I know that Shaun and if you remember I was one of the freelancers that was let back in for 5 minutes or so along with you and a few others when things had calmed down somewhat. When the situation had been more animated the police used force to remove a colleague and I from the area and that is the issue and how the story can at times be controlled.