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A UN Special Rapporteur has raised concerns about increasingly draconian laws that restrict citizens’ rights to peaceful protest around Australia. UN Special Rappoteur Dr Marcos Orellana [1] said in his interim report today that: “Draconian restrictions on the right to protest in several states are also very troubling. Peaceful protests are a legitimate exercise of [...]Read More...

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yup this is why when people think about guns in America they totally think about peaceful protests... nothing else is ever in the news.. nothing... also no need to verify this, just take my word