Rights groups condemn ‘police repression’ at ‘peaceful’ pro-Palestine rally in Sydney
by Catie McLeod and Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#6GJF7)
Chris Minns says NSW police acted responsibly' despite condemnation from protesters and civil rights groups
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Protesters who attended a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney on Tuesday night that was forcibly broken up by police have disputed the New South Wales premier Chris Minns' claim that the response to the event was reasonable.
NSW police arrested and charged 23 people who attended the protest at Port Botany directed at the unloading of a ship owned by Israeli company ZIM, which has supported the Israeli government in its fight with Hamas in Gaza.
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