6th November 2020
Manchester students protest over ‘lockdown’ fencing – in pictures
Angry first-years let off smoke bombs and ripped down the new barriers
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Students protest fences and the University response to the pandemic. Photo: Antonio Ross
Students at the University of Manchester staged an angry protest in defiance of fences being erected at their halls of residence.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell “sincerely” apologised for any distress caused by the incident.







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Photos by Antonio Ross and Carlo Di Giammarino
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