Australia’s repression of BDS movement coordinated with Israel

Originally posted on Electronic Intifada By Kim Bullimore: 9 August 2011 Australian solidarity activists are facing intense police repression. (Erik Anderson/Flickr)   In the largest show of support for the Palestinian-initiated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign so far in Australia, more than 350 persons marched on 29 July in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle — and [...]

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Media release: Baillieu Government escalates attack on civil liberties – dawn raids see pro-Palestine activists arrested

MEDIA RELEASE      Tuesday 9 August   BAILLIEU GOVERNMENT ESCALATES ATTACKS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES   Dawn raids see pro-Palestine activists arrested Police demand activists be held in custody for weeks   Raids carried out at dawn this morning by police have seen several pro-Palestine activists arrested, in the most severe crack-down on civil liberties in decades. [...]

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BDS returns to Max Brenner in spite of police intimidation

Biggest BDS action in Australian history! Over 300 rally against Max Brenner in Melbourne. On July 1 the Victorian police, in cahoots with the Victorian Liberal Government and Zionist groups, arrested 19 peaceful pro-Palestine demonstrators. It was a calculated attempt to intimidate BDS activists from continuing the campaign against Israeli apartheid. They thought that by [...]

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