A lone activist pauses between clashes with riot police beside a burning barricade at Dale farm in Essex.


DALE FARM, BASILDON, ESSEX, UK, 19/10/2011. A lone activist rests for a moment between early morning clashes with riot police at Dale farm. After a an unsuccessful ten year legal battle against Basildon council the Irish travelers of Dale farm are finally evicted. Activists had gathered at the site ready to do battle with police, who stormed the site in an early morning raid. Which involved the use of tasers and members of the anti-terror squad.


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Location: Basildon, Essex, England, United kingdom
Photo credit: © richard harvey / Alamy / Afripics
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