This weekend, a vigil at Clapham Common in memory of Sarah Everard and other victims of violence against women saw police pinning women to the ground. Patsy Stevenson, a student who says she only went to the vigil to lay a candle, pay respects and show solidarity, was “pushed to the ground forcefully” by “two very large male officers”, and arrested. She said the vigil “turned very scary very quickly”, and she was “terrified”.
This was met with horror, and on Sunday there were protests against the violence used. ‘Kill The Bill’ protests also began at New Scotland Yard, the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, against the new proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which would affect how we can protest.
Across the weekend people have taken to the streets to mourn the death of Sarah Everard and to protest for the safety of women. Group Reclaim These Streets organised a series of vigils for Sarah Everard across the country and despite official cancellations, many people still came out in solidarity to pay their respects.
Whilst many vigils were able to go ahead peacefully such as those in Bristol and Nottingham, attendees in Clapham were met with “violence” from the Metropolitan Police Force. Following the scenes at the vigil on Saturday, protestors took to the streets on Sunday to protest at New Scotland Yard. Protestors also returned to Clapham Common to pay their respects to Sarah Everard whilst went to Parliament Square where they lied down in tribute to all the women who have been killed by police officers.
published : 18 Jan 2021 at 14:08
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will speed up active finding of COVID-19 cases among potential and risk groups in factories and markets across the capital.
BMA’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (BMA-CCSA) held a meeting (no.10/2021) recently to follow up the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Bangkok. The meeting was presided by Pol. Lt. Gen. Sopon Pisuttiwong, BMA Deputy Governor and BMA-CCSA Director with participants from BMA executives, BMA spokespersons, as well as representatives from BMA departments, Metropolitan Police Headquarters and Bangkok Internal Security Operations Command, district zones, and related agencies under the BMA. Pol.Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA Spokesman, revealed that 14 new confirmed cases were detected on Jan 14, 2021, and the new cases were declining. Key factor contributed to the decline of new COVID patients was the imposing of three BMA’s Announcements on the