"Protect our women" same people will now deny when women have been assaulted. This isn't the first Australian woman who has had violence committed against them, for trying to help Gaza. the first during this atrocity campaign was when they murdered Zomi frankcom who again was trying to feed children. Also these people were illegally kidnapped in international waters. If you justify this then it's not women you want to protect it's an ideology.
Activist’s jailing for a peaceful protest has shocked many, as less than 6% of people charged with environmental pollution and property dama
"Deanna “Violet” Coco has been sentenced to 15 months in prison with a non-parole period of eight months for blocking a lane of traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge during a climate change protest.
Her sentence handed down last week troubled human rights advocates, who called it “incredibly alarming”, and appears harsh when compared to recent sentences for serious offences issued by courts in New South Wales and Victoria.
There are few examples of offenders being jailed in New South Wales for even the most serious breaches of laws designed to protect the environment, either because the laws do not provide for custodial sentences for offenders or because they have not been applied.
There are a number of considerations made when imposing a sentence, including deterrence and the gravity of the offence – and many of these factors are set out in sentencing guidelines for magistrates and judges."
As protesters use more provocative tactics, state governments are responding with heavy-handed laws to stop them
"As activists use increasingly provocative – and divisive – tactics in a bid to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis, state governments are beginning to respond with a suite of heavy-handed new laws aimed at curtailing the demonstrations.
In New South Wales, 32-year-old Deanna “Violet” Coco was last week handed a 15-month jail sentence after she blocked a lane of traffic on Sydney’s Harbour Bridge in April.
Coco was the first person to be jailed under controversial laws passed earlier this year that introduced a possible two-year prison sentence for people who block major roads, bridges or ports.
The laws have been widely condemned by a coalition of environmental groups, unions, civil liberties organisations and legal groups, but enjoy the support of both the Coalition government and Labor opposition.
This week the premier, Dominic Perrottet, said the sentence was “pleasing to see” while the Labor leader, Chris Minns, said he did not regret helping the government to pass the laws, pointing to the disruption caused by the demonstrations.
But Josh Pallas, the president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, says the sentence is “outrageous”.
“Peaceful protest should never result in jail time,” he says.
“It’s outrageous that the state wastes its resources seeking jail time and housing peaceful protesters in custody at the expense of taxpayers. Peaceful protest sometimes involves inconvenience to the public. But inconvenience is not a sufficient reason to prohibit it. It’s immoral and unjust.”"
Australian activist Violet CoCo alleges torture, assault, and abuse in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest, sparking global outrage.
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Exclusive: A string of protesters linked to Blockade Australia have been charged under the legislation
"More than a dozen climate activists are facing possible jail time over protests in Sydney’s CBD this year after being charged under the same controversial laws that led to Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco being handed a 15-month prison sentence.
"Court documents seen by the Guardian show a string of activists linked to climate group Blockade Australia have been charged under the laws, which introduced a two-year jail sentence for protests that block major roads, bridges or tunnels in New South Wales.
