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Protesters Gather in London to Call for Better Security for Women in Wake of Sarah Everard's Murder

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The public action comes as UK lawmakers are discussing a bill that could endow the police with greater powers related to protests. 16.03.2021, Sputnik International

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Protesters Gather in London to Call for Better Security for Women in Wake of Sarah Everard's Murder

18:33 GMT 16.03.2021 (Updated: 15:12 GMT 28.05.2023)

© AFP 2023 / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASProtesters calling for greater public safety for women after the death of Sarah Everard, against the police handling of a gathering on Clapham Common in Sarah Everard's honour and against a proposed law that would give police more powers to intervene on protests hold up their mobile phones with their torches illuminated in Parliament Square in central London on March 14, 2021. - London's Metropolitan Police on Sunday defended its handling of a high-profile protest calling for greater public safety for women, after male officers were seen scuffling with the crowd and physically restraining female demonstrators. Hundreds defied coronavirus restrictions on Saturday night to gather on Clapham Common park to mark the death of Sarah Everard, who went missing nearby as she walked home earlier this month. A serving police officer with the London force has since been charged with her kidnap and murder.

The public action comes as UK lawmakers are discussing a bill that could endow the police with greater powers related to protests.

Sputnik is live from London’s Parliament Square, where protesters have gathered to urge for improved security for women in the wake of Sarah Everard's killing.

Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, disappeared on the evening of 3 March. Her body was found dumped in a bag in a woodland area in Ashford, Kent this past Wednesday. Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens was charged with murder and kidnapping and appeared in court on Saturday morning.

The killing caused outrage among women in the UK and sparked protests calling for a safer environment for women.

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