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A fairer account of the death of a peaceful protester:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/31/france-halts-sivens-dam-protester-death
Violence from local hunters/farmers/police against protesters have been festering for months.
The survey justifying the dam has just been reviewed officialy and shown to be heavily biased.
Midi
The whole stopping at the French embassy was over the death of a protester in France.
more here: http://www.thelocal.fr/20141027/one-dead-in-clash-over-dam-project-in-south-western-france
It has causes bigger riots in France.
Whilst I know mass is a demonstration in its self, I feel its fair to say that most of the people on mass didn't want to be involved with the paint and fireworks that were used at the embassy, expecialy so as half the mass was around the corner and couldn't even see what was going on.
I feel that the actions of literally only 6/7 people have harmed the hands off approach the police have with the mass.
Also after we left Oxford street the protesters rushed ahead to the embassy causing massive fragmentation to the mass down park lane.
But apart from that it was a really good turn out, and not a bad mass.