London, UK. 23rd April, 2016. People from the Kono district of Sierra Leone protest at Selfridges on Oxford St as part of a global demonstration against the financial partnership of Tiffany & Co with Octea, the largest diamond mining company in Sierra Leone. They say it defies all national and international legal norms and ethics thaat the company, wholly owned by Israeli billionaire, Benny Steinmetz and operated by former mercenaries has been allowed to operate without a licence and tax free, harming the local community who live around its diamond mines in the Kono district. © Peter Marshall/
London, UK. 23rd April, 2016. People from the Kono district of Sierra Leone protest at Selfridges on Oxford St as part of a global demonstration against the financial partnership of Tiffany & Co with Octea, the largest diamond mining company in Sierra Leone. They say it defies all national and international legal norms and ethics thaat the company, wholly owned by Israeli billionaire, Benny Steinmetz and operated by former mercenaries has been allowed to operate without a licence and tax free, harming the local community who live around its diamond mines in the Kono district. Diamonds from Kono funded both sides of the of the disatrous civil war. Selfridges refused to accept a letter from the protesters. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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