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Green Left Show #39: How protest rights are under threat in Australia

, Issue 1410, Analysis

David Meija-Canales from the Human Rights Law Centre discusses the new report Protest in Peril: Our Shrinking Democracy on the latest episode of the Green Left Show.

See also
Jail climate criminals, not peaceful protesters
Uni of Sydney cracks down on campus activism after Palestine student encampment
Green Left Show #33: Punish war criminals, not whistleblowers
Human rights, union and environment groups call for anti-protest law repeal
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The interview included discussion about: 2:21 the Protest in Peril report; 4:03 threats to protest rights; 6:41 draconian policing; 9:26 protecting protest rights; 11:06 responding to critics; 12:25 protest as a “gateway human right”; 14:48 broader attacks on democratic rights; and 16:54 disruptive protests.

The report can be found here.

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