Australia: Pro-Palestinian and climate protests met with restrictions, excessive force and arrests Published at 12.01.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions protest disruption women harassment excessive force prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms Published at 17.05.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment excessive force torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Australia: Police use excessive force, criminalise protesters and sought to block protests through the courts Published at 29.10.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women refugees and migrants excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Australia: Authorities continue to criminalise protests, police with impunity and increase restrictive legislation and policies Published at 26.05.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
Australia: Authorities attempt to restrict protests, criminalise protesters and use excessive force despite UN review Published at 01.10.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption surveillance negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
