Teenage girl among 20 Extinction Rebellion activists strip-searched by Brisbane police
by Ben Smee from on (#4T2HV)
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A 17-year-old girl was among more than 20 Extinction Rebellion activists strip-searched in the Brisbane City police watch house recently during a week of climate protests.
On 9 October, the third day of Extinction Rebellion civil disobedience, a protester had brought a phone undetected into her cell at the watch house and livestreamed video for about 15 minutes to a private Facebook page.
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