{"id":16842,"date":"2024-12-17T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=16842"},"modified":"2024-12-15T09:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T09:57:57","slug":"uk-uncut-syria-iraq-egypt-more-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=16842","title":{"rendered":"UK Uncut, Syria, Iraq, Egypt & More – 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UK Uncut, Syria, Iraq, Egypt & More<\/strong> – Saturday 17th December was a busy day for me in London, with three protests by UK Uncut over companies not paying their share of tax in the UK, protests by Kurds over the massacres in Syria, Iraqis celebrating the withdrawal of US troops, Syrian supporters of President Bashar al-Assad demanding no US intervention in Syria, protests by Congolese over the rigged elections and atrocities, Egyptians against the military attacks on protesters and a birthday protest for Bradley – later Chelsea – Manning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now at last Assad is gone though the future in Syria is still uncertain, Manning is long out of jail, but companies are still finding ways to avoid paying tax. The Congo and Egypt are still both suffering. More about the protests and many more images on My London Diary – links for each event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK Uncut Santa Calls on Dave Hartnett – HMRC, Parliament St<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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UK Uncut’s Santa, along with two helpers called at the Westminster offices of the head of UK’s tax collection with a present and a card. but unfortunately Dave Hartnett was not at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK Uncut Santa Calls on Dave Hartnett<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK Uncut Xmas Protest At Topshop – Oxford St<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Supporters of UK Uncut protested briefly inside the Oxford Circus Topshop at the failure of Arcadia group to pay UK tax on its UK earnings, continuing their protest on the pavement outside until cleared away by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK Uncut Xmas Protest At Topshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK Uncut Xmas Protest At Vodaphone – Oxford St<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Protesters hold a banner naming Vodaphone as tax dodgers and reminding them they owe us \u00a36 billion<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After their protest at Topshop had been moved away by police, UK Uncut moved to Vodaphone to protest about their dodging of UK tax. Police kept them a few yards from the shop but otherwise did not interfere with the peaceful demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK Uncut Xmas Protest At Vodaphone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kurds Call For A Stop To Syrian Massacres – Downing St<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Syrian Kurdish community protested at Downing St as massacres continue in Syria, calling for Britain to help to stop them. They want freedom for Syria and also for Kurds in Syria in a federation to replace the Assad regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurds Call For A Stop To Syrian Massacres<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congolese Election Protests Continue – Downing St<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Congolese continued their protests in London against the election fraud, rapes and massacres and called on the British government to withdraw its support from the immoral regime of President Kabila responsible for the atrocities and voted out by the people. I had photographed two larger protests earlier in the month at Congolese Protest Against Kabila Vote-Rigging<\/a> and Congolese Election Protests Continue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congolese Protests Continue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iraqis and Syrians Protest At US Embassy – US Embassy, Grosvenor Square<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Iraqis celebrate victory over the US but want all mercenaries to leave and the BBC to report fairly<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Iraqis met to celebrate their defeat of the occupation on the day US troops left Iraq, and called for the mercenaries to go too, as well as for proper coverage of Iraq by the BBC. They were joined by Syrian supporters of President Bashar al-Assad, at the embassy to demand no US intervention in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iraqis and Syrians Protest At US<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bradley Manning Birthday Demo – US Embassy, Grosvenor Square<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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It was the 24th birthday of Bradley Manning, who was in court for disclosing US documents to Wikileaks<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Supporters of Bradley Manning held a vigil at the US Embassy on Saturday afternoon, his 24th birthday, and on the second day of his pre-trail hearing, calling him an American Peace Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bradley Manning Birthday Demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egyptians Protest Against Attacks on Protesters – Egyptian Embassy, Mayfair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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News of the deaths and injuries in Cairo as armed forces attacked protesters prompted Egyptians to protest at the London Embassy, calling for the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to halt the attacks and hand over power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egyptians Protest At Embassy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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