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Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland (www.theguardian.com)
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Great, hope-giving article.

Stephen Heydt [the Jewish man] was one of 22 people arrested at the weekend for the display and reciting of one of two expressions frequently chanted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators that were prohibited under Queensland laws last month – taking the overall total to 25...

The criminal lawyer Terry O’Gorman said the events of the weekend harken back to the dark days of police repression under the corrupt former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

A name synonymous with the fight for civil liberties in the sunshine state, O’Gorman compared the laws to an amendment Bjelke-Petersen made to the traffic act in September 1977 that essentially suppressed the right to street protests. Mass arrests followed.

The activist group Justice for Palestine Magan-djin has said it would be coordinating a high court challenge to the laws, arguing it was invalid law under the Australian constitution.

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[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The country where white supremacists can throw bombs at the indigenous without trouble, but mentioning a genocide gets you locked up.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

So pretty much every ex colonial country?