This morning, activist group, Stop The War On Palestine, organised a rally on the steps of the Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney, Gadigal Land, where mentions were made of cases brought against protesters who were arrested during the police violence that broke out during the demonstration against the visit of Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, earlier this year, on the 9th of February, 2026. On that night, protesters were beaten and pepper-sprayed, while a peaceful Muslim prayer was set upon by police. Twenty-seven people were arrested while others have had charges pressed against them, post-facto, in police raids, since.
The police violence occurred after the NSW Minns Labor Government introduced repressive legislation increasing police powers and outlawing protests under certain conditions. These laws were this week found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of NSW. Premier, Chris Minns, has doubled down on his crusade for tougher laws against protests, while the police continue to conduct arrests relating to the night of the 9th of February.
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