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“There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly,” the contractor said.
He said American staff on the sites monitor those coming to seek food & document anyone considered “suspicious.” He said they share such information with the #IDF.
Videos provided by one of the contractors & taken at the sites show hundreds of #Palestinians crowded between metal gates, jostling for #aid amid the sound of #bullets, stun #grenades & the sting of #PepperSpray.
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The contractors said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily #armed & seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.
They said their colleagues regularly lobbed stun #grenades & #PepperSpray in the direction of the #Palestinians. One contractor said bullets were fired in all directions—in the air, into the ground & at times *toward* the Palestinians, recalling at least 1 instance where he thought someone had been hit. -
#Australia: Proposed #AntiProtest Laws: Reviewing #Victoria's New Legislation
by lawyer Galbally Parker | Jan 14, 2025
"The proposed anti- protest laws include:
- Banning the flags and symbols of listed terrorist organisations in public, to give Victoria Police more powers and fill in any gaps in Commonwealth anti-Terror legislation. Listed terrorist organisations include #Hamas, Hezbollah and several other groups, including white nationalist and racist violent extremist (NRVE) right-wing groups.
- Banning the use of #FaceMasks at protests, which are being used to conceal identities and shield agitators from crowd-control measures like #capsicum spray. A mask ban in public demonstrations will focus on prohibiting the wearing of face coverings at protests and providing police with the power to require their removal. Exemptions would apply for legitimate health, religious or cultural reasons.
- Banning the use of glue, rope, chains, locks and other dangerous attachment devices that protestors use to cause maximum disruption and endanger others
- Introducing prohibited zones for protest (i.e., where places of worship are situated)The proposed anti-protest laws, if legislated, will give police extensive enforcement powers."
Read more:
https://galballyparker.com.au/proposed-anti-protest-laws-a-review-of-victorias-new-legislation/#ACAB #RightToProtest #AntiMaskLaws #PepperSpray #SilencingDissent #AustraliaAntiProtestLaws