Good afternoon. Organisers of a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney this Sunday are vowing to press ahead despite the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, moving to block the protest.
Minns says protesters have “proven they’re not peaceful”, but rally activists decry what they say is a “targeted political campaign to silence and criminalise dissent”. The NSW Greens have also criticised the Labor premier for trying to block demonstrations, saying he was pouring fuel on community divisions and that “peaceful protest is a fundamental act within a mature democracy”.
