Brisbane Times ·general ·4 hours ago

Seven arrested at Brisbane Palestine rally including flotilla activist detained by IDF

Seven people were arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane on Sunday, including activist Sam Woripa Watson, who had previously been detained by Israeli forces. Watson was arrested for using a banned phrase while addressing a crowd of about 300 protesters. The rally aimed to challenge the Crisafulli government's hate speech laws amid rising tensions between police and demonstrators.

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