BNC Condemns Repression of BDS Activism in Australia

BNC Secretariat: August 16, 2011 Occupied Palestine – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broadest Palestinian civil society coalition and the Palestinian leadership of the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, commends human rights and Palestine solidarity organizations across Australia who signed a unity statement reiterating their support for BDS [...]

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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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Support the Boycott-Israel19 Defence campaign

Stand up for Palestinian human rights! Stand up for civil rights in Victoria! Oppose the criminalisation of protests in support of Palestine! On 1 July 2011, the Victorian police viciously attacked a peaceful pro-Palestine demonstration in Melbourne’s CBD. In one of the largest political arrests in a decade, 19 non-violent protesters were arrested during a [...]

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