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Reclaim Power climate protest march in Copenhagen

COP15 Reclaim Power: Protestors march towards the Bella Center during a demonstration
Protestors march towards the Bella Center, where the UN Climate Change 2009 Conference is taking place, during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: Protestors hold signboards during a demonstration in Copenhagen
Protestors hold signboards during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: A protestor holds a globe during a demonstration in Copenhagen
A protestor holds a globe during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: Protestors march towards Bella Center in Copenhagen
Protestors march towards Bella Center where the U.N. Climate Change 2009 Conference takes place to disrupt proceedings in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: Protestors carry a banner towards Bella Center in Copenhagen
Protestors carry a banner as they march towards Bella Center where the U.N. Climate Change 2009 Conference takes place to disrupt proceedings in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: A protester shouts at police officers
A protester shouts at police officers blocking a road during a demonstration outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: Danish police police beat protesters at Bella center in Copenhagen
Danish police police beat protesters who wanted enter the conference hall of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Christian Charisius/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: A police officer sprays protesters during a demonstration  in Copenhagen
A police officer sprays protesters during a demonstration outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Christian Charisius/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: A Danish riot policeman beats a demonstrator outside the Bella Center
A Danish riot policeman beats a demonstrator who climbed on top of a police vehicle during a demonstration outside the Bella Center, the venue of the U.N. Climate Conference, in Copenhagen Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009. Photograph: Peter Dejong/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: Reclaim Power activists demonstrate near the Bella Center in Copenhagen
Riot Police handcuff activists of the Reclaim Power demonstration near the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 November 2009. The Bella Center is the venue for COP15, the UN Climate Change Conference, where a Reclaim Power demonstration with some 2,000 activists is headed. The aim of the demonstration is to enter the Bella Center. Photograph: Claus Bech/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: An activist is arreststed by police during a protest in Copenhagen
An activist is arreststed by police during a protest in Copenhagen on December 16, 2009 on the 10th day of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference. Photograph: Olivier Morin/guardian.co.uk
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Activists sit handcuffed after being arrested by police during a protest in Copenhagen on December 16, 2009 on the 10th day of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference. Photograph: Olivier Morin/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power:  Police surround protestors outside Bella center  in Copenhagen
Police surround protestors outside the venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Photograph: Christian Charisius/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: NGO delegates march inside the Bella Center in Copenhagen
Members of NGO's stage a walkout from the venue of the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim Power: NGO delegates march inside the Bella Center in Copenhagen
NGO delegates march inside the Bella Center in Copenhagen in a "Reclaim Power" demonstration on December 16, 2009. Photograph: Henning Bagger/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: A young demonstrator poses in front of a police line
A young demonstrator poses in front of a police line as protestors attempt to break through outside the Bella Centre Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: COP15 Police officers stand in line in front of protesters
Police officers stand in line in front of protesters during a demonstration outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: COP15 A demonstrator receives help
A demonstrator receives help as she suffers the effects of pepper spray while protestors attempt to break through police lines outside the Bella Centre Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: Clashes at UN World Climate Conference
Danish police clash with environmental activists at the COP15 United Nations (UN) World Climate Conference in front of the Bella Convention Center Photograph: Kay Nietfeld/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: Danish riot police scuffle with a group of demonstrators
Danish riot police scuffle with a group of demonstrators inside the secured area around the Bella Center Photograph: Peter Dejong/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: The helmets of Danish riot police fog up as they push back demonstrators
The helmets of Danish riot police fog up as they push back demonstrators outside the Bella Center, the venue of the U.N. Climate Conference, in Copenhagen Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009. The largest and most important climate change conference is underway in Copenhagen, aiming to secure an agreement on how to protect the world from calamitous global warming. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Photograph: PETER DEJONG/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark - 16 Dec 2009
Two protestors shout slogans on the podium at an interval between two leaders' speeches.COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Photograph: KPA/Zuma/guardian.co.uk
COP15 Reclaim power: COP15 There is no planet
'There is no planet B', reads a signboard left on the streets in Copenhagen after violence broke out between police and demonstrators Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/guardian.co.uk
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