]> http://iraqmortality.org/blog/59 en http://iraqmortality.org/arrested-for-remembering-the-dead <p>On Tuesday 25th October I was arrested outside Downing Street for taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in a public area, namely Whitehall. As part of the 100,000 bells ceremony Milan Rai and I were reading the names of Iraqis and UK soldiers who have died in the war against Iraq. This was the third out of the four sessions we had planned.</p> <p>We started just after 9 am and almost immediately attracted the attention of half a dozen police officers. A PC told me that I was protesting in a restricted area and would be arrested in the next 5 minutes unless I moved on.</p> <p>My initial feelings of fear soon passed as I concentrated on the names of the UK soldiers who had been killed in action. I was fully aware that arrest was imminent, but standing outside Downing Street on a drizzly Tuesday morning seemed the least I could do.</p> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:20:29 -0600