Scenes of direct action protests in the news

Suffragettes achieved their aim of votes for women after a campaign of direct action, which led to the death of Emily Wilding Davison, exactly a century ago.

News footage recalls some of the more famous protests and direct action events in more recent years.

Occupy protester Alison Playford on direct action

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