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Police tactics to 'decapitate' protests revealed

<p>Activists reveal tactics used by police to 'decapitate' Copenhagen climate protests.</p> <p>Danish police used wire traps, deployed undercover officers and detained people in cages to 'decapitate' protests in Copenhagen, activists claim</p> <p>Guardian, 18 Dec 2009</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Guardian live blog, 16 Dec

<p>Guardian live timeline with embedded videos</p>

CNN: Activists arrested in Copenhagen protests

<p>Danish police made around 250 arrests in Copenhagen Wednesday morning as an organized demonstration against the U.N. climate talks converged on the Bella Center ahead of crucial negotiations at the COP15 summit.</p> <p>Kristina Larsen, a spokeswoman for Climate Justice Action (CJA) -- the group organizing the protest -- told CNN that police have used pepper spray and dogs ...

der Standart: Polizei nimmt 200 Demonstranten fest

<p>Nice pictures</p> <p>Die Polizei hat am Mittwoch einen ersten Sturm von Demonstranten auf das Konferenzzentrum des UNO-Klimagipfels in Kopenhagen abgewehrt und die Demonstrationen f&uuml;r aufgel&ouml;st erkl&auml;rt. Insgesamt wurden rund 200 Personen vor&uuml;bergehend festgenommen.</p>

Guardian: Danish police arrest 150 activists

<p>Around 150 people have been arrested this morning at various points around Copenhagen, where world leaders and officials are meeting for UN climate talks.</p> <p>The news came as thousands of protesters set out in Copenhagen this morning in a bid to take over the conference centre where the talks are taking place. The organisers of the mass "Reclaim Power" march,...

[video] the new dark ages - video/stills/music

climate justice march, protest and arrests at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. COP15. all photos and video by Kris Krüg. music by bad religion

Video of CJA action at KlimaForum

<p>On 15th December 2009 at the Klimaforum activists from Climate Justice Action blockaded the centre to draw attention to the fact that corporations have more access to the ears of politicians that the entire people of smaller nation states, such as Kiribati.</p>

"Gefesselt und sitzengelassen" - Witness report

<p>German interview in German aktivist who was arrested inthe mass arrest from 12 Dec.</p> <p>Deutschsparchiges Interview mit einer Aktivistin, die am 12. Dez. in dem Massenarrest festgenommen wurde.</p>

arrests in christiania

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Citizen media journalists charged by police.

<p>Two independent citizen media journalists who were arrested yesterday whilst documenting the Hit the Production demonstration in Copenhagen, have been charged.</p>

Guardian video: A tale of two protests

<p>impressions from the demonstration on 12 Dec</p>

Eyewitness report from Hit the Production arrests

<p>A reported the police prevented a non-violent demonstration taking place in the port today as part of the Hit the Production demonstration, most of the people on the demonstration were arrested and the vehicle carrying the sound system impounded.</p>

Police arrest 1 in 30 of demonstrators

BBC Headline news report, with picture of protesters handcuffed and lined up for transport. Includes police figures that they had 30.000 demonstrators of which they arrested almost 1.000 - therefore they say they arrested 1 in 30.

Mass Arrests During Global Day of Action (12 Dec)

12-sat-mass_arrests <p>12 Dec - Global Day of Action. Police quickly intercepted part of the march, mass arresting an estimated 200-300 people in Amagerbrogade.&nbsp; Also available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFsAgFx8VzE</p>