Hundreds participated in a Kath & Kim-styled fun run to highlight the absurdity of Queensland’s so-called hate speech laws and raise money for a High Court challenge to them. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Three pro-Palestine activists in Singapore have been found guilty under the Public Order Act and fined, after the High Court upheld an appeal on April 30, overturning their earlier acquittal, reports Susan Price.
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The first three activists arrested for defying Queensland anti-free speech laws faced court this week. Jonathan Strauss reports.
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Death penalty abolitionist and social justice activist Kokila Annamalai Parvathi was charged over her refusal two-and-a-half years ago to comply with a government censorship order, reports Susan Price.
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Justice for Palestine Magan-djin organised a weekend of action to protest draconian new laws which target the Palestine solidarity movement. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Greens MP Michael Berkman says progressives need to push back against laws criminalising free speech in Queensland.
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Two activists were arrested after controversial laws banning pro-Palestine chants came into effect in Queensland. Alex Bainbridge reports
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More than 100 people rallied outside Queensland parliament, with fewer than 24 hours notice, against the Liberal-National government’s planned attacks on free speech. Kerry Smith reports.
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Thousands of people protested the Queensland government’s threats to ban Palestine freedom slogans over six protests in one week. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Peter Boyle speaks to Rudi Hartono, managing editor of the Indonesian progressive publication Merdika.id about the impact of the country's new criminal laws, which maintain provisions introduced under Dutch colonial rule.
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The New South Wales and Federal governments and pro-Zionist groups are seeking to crack down on protests and criticism of Israel in the wake of the antisemitic terror attack at Bondi beach, reports Ben Radford.
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Three activists from Singapore’s Letters for Palestine campaign — Mossammad Sobikun Nahar (Sobi), Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori (Camira) and Annamalai Kokila Parvathi (Koki) — were acquitted on October 21 of violating the nefarious 2009 Public Order Act (POA), reports Alex Salmon.